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60,996 Notable deaths
Roy Orbison
American singer.
Born April 23rd, 1936 in Vernon. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1988 at 52 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kim Jong-il
Supreme leader of the democratic people's republic of korea (1994—2011).
Born February 16th, 1941 in Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai.
Died December 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction). [ref]
N. T. Rama Rao
Indian actor and government minister (1923–1996).
Born May 28th, 1923 in Nimmakuru.
Died January 18th, 1996 at 72 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Savile
English dj, media personality and sexual abuser (1926–2011).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Burley.
Died October 29th, 2011 at 84 years old in Roundhay. [ref]
Peggy Lipton
American actress and singer (1946-2019).
Born August 30th, 1946 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Frank Sheeran
American mobster (1920–2003).
Born October 25th, 1920 in Camden.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 83 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Rita Hayworth
American actress (1918–1987).
Born October 17th, 1918 in New York City.
Died May 14th, 1987 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (Alzheimer's disease).
Buddy Holly
American singer-songwriter (1936–1959).
Born September 7th, 1936 in Lubbock. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1959 at 22 years old in Clear Lake (aircraft crash). [ref]
Hermann Göring
German nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Rosenheim. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg, Nuremberg Court Prison (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Hirohito
Emperor of japan from 1926 to 1989.
Born April 29th, 1901 in Aoyama. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1989 at 87 years old in Fukiage Gyoen (duodenum cancer). [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 60996
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