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82,997 Notable deaths
Phil Spector
American record producer (1939–2021).
Born December 26th, 1939 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died January 16th, 2021 at 81 years old in Stockton (COVID-19). [ref]
Frederick Douglass
African-american social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895).
Born February 14th, 1818 in Talbot County.
Died February 20th, 1895 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
James Brown
American musician (1933–2006).
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Augusta, Barnwell.
Died December 25th, 2006 at 73 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Frank Zappa
American musician (1940–1993).
Born December 21st, 1940 in Baltimore.
Died December 4th, 1993 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Clark Gable
American actor (1901–1960).
Born February 1st, 1901 in Cadiz.
Died November 16th, 1960 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Member of the house of battenberg (1885–1969).
Born February 25th, 1885 in Windsor Castle.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 84 years old in Buckingham Palace.
Lance Reddick
American actor (1962–2023).
Born June 7th, 1962 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2023 at 60 years old in Studio City (coronary artery disease). [ref]
Virginia Woolf
English modernist writer (1882–1941).
Born January 25th, 1882 in London.
Died March 28th, 1941 at 59 years old in Lewes.
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from prague (1883–1924).
Born July 3rd, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1924 at 41 years old in Kafka Sterbehaus (starvation, laryngeal tuberculosis). [ref]
Pol Pot
Former general secretary of the communist party of kampuchea (1925–1998).
Born May 19th, 1928 in Prek Sbauv. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1998 at 69 years old in Anlong Veng District. [ref]
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