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63,962 Notable deaths
Joan Bennett Kennedy
First wife of ted kennedy.
Born September 2nd, 1936 in New York. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2025 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
Jack LaLanne
American exercise instructor (1914–2011).
Born September 28th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died January 23rd, 2011 at 96 years old in Morro Bay (pneumonia).
Bill Bowerman
American runner, track and field coach, and businessman.
Born February 19th, 1911 in Portland.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 88 years old in Fossil.
Gordon Cooper
American astronaut (1927-2004).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Shawnee.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 77 years old in Ventura (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Scott Joplin
American composer, musician, and pianist.
Born November 24th, 1868 in Bowie County, Linden, Texarkana.
Died April 17th, 1917 at 48 years old in New York City (neurosyphilis).
John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television.
Born August 13th, 1888 in Helensburgh. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1946 at 57 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea. [ref]
Tony Benn
British politician, writer and diarist (1925–2014).
Born April 3rd, 1925 in Marylebone.
Died March 14th, 2014 at 88 years old in London (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
Rick Danko
Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician (1943–1999).
Born December 29th, 1943 in Ontario.
Died December 10th, 1999 at 55 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Mary Wilson
American vocalist and founding member of the supremes.
Born March 6th, 1944 in Greenville. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2021 at 76 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Wilfred Owen
English poet and soldier (1893-1918).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Oswestry. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1918 at 25 years old in Ors. [ref]
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach