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58,738 Notable deaths
Frank Zappa
American musician (1940–1993).
Born December 21st, 1940 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1993 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Glenn Frey
American musician and actor (1948-2016).
Born November 6th, 1948 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 67 years old in New York City (pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis).
John Paul II
Head of the roman catholic church from 1978 to 2005.
Born May 18th, 1920 in Wadowice.
Died April 2nd, 2005 at 84 years old in Apostolic Palace (Parkinson's disease, sepsis, myocardial infarction, senility).
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer-songwriter.
Born December 8th, 1966 in Glenageary.
Died July 26th, 2023 at 56 years old in London. [ref]
Aleister Crowley
English poet, mountaineer, and occultist.
Born October 12th, 1875 in Royal Leamington Spa. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1947 at 72 years old in Hastings (bronchitis). [ref]
Ayn Rand
Russian-american writer and philosopher (1905–1982).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1982 at 77 years old in New York City, Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Leon Trotsky
Russian marxist revolutionary (1879–1940).
Born November 7th, 1879 in Bereslavka. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1940 at 60 years old in Coyoacán (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Katherine Johnson
African-american mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1918 in White Sulphur Springs.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Gene Hackman
American actor (1930–2025).
Born January 30th, 1930 in San Bernardino.
Died February 18th, 2025 at 95 years old in Santa Fe (hypertensive heart disease, coronary artery disease). [ref]
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940).
Born September 24th, 1896 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1940 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur