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82,996 Notable deaths
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939).
Born July 24th, 1897 in Atchison.
Died January 5th, 1939 at 41 years old in Howland Island.
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (meningitis). [ref]
Catherine O'Hara
Canadian-american actress and screenwriter (1954–2026).
Born March 4th, 1954 in Toronto.
Died January 30th, 2026 at 71 years old in Los Angeles, Santa Monica (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Andrew Cunanan
American spree killer (1969–1997).
Born August 31st, 1969 in National City.
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 27 years old in Miami Beach Architectural District (gunshot wound).
Babe Ruth
American baseball player (1895–1948).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Baltimore.
Died August 16th, 1948 at 53 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (nasopharynx carcinoma).
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Taihoku (burn). [ref]
John D. Rockefeller
American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937).
Born July 8th, 1839 in Richford.
Died May 23rd, 1937 at 97 years old in Ormond Beach (arteriosclerotic heart disease).
Chris Farley
American actor and comedian (1964–1997).
Born February 15th, 1964 in Madison.
Died December 18th, 1997 at 33 years old in Chicago (drug overdose).
Mary of Teck
Queen consort of the united kingdom from 1910 to 1936.
Born May 26th, 1867 in Kensington Palace.
Died March 24th, 1953 at 85 years old in Marlborough House (lung cancer).
Aileen Wuornos
American serial killer (1956–2002).
Born February 29th, 1956 in Rochester.
Died October 9th, 2002 at 46 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection).
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene