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58,738 Notable deaths
Jimmy Savile
English dj, television presenter, media personality and paedophile (1926-2011).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Leeds.
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.
Born October 25th, 1920 in Camden.
Died December 14th, 2003 at 83 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Rita Hayworth
American actress, dancer and director (1918-1987).
Born October 17th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1987 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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]
Larry King
American television and radio host (1933-2021).
Born November 19th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died January 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (sepsis). [ref]
August Ames
Canadian pornographic actress.
Born August 23rd, 1994 in Antigonish.
Died December 5th, 2017 at 23 years old in Camarillo (hanging).
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926–1991).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Alton. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1991 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia, stroke). [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci