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82,994 Notable deaths
Edward VIII
King of the united kingdom and the british dominions, and emperor of india in 1936.
Born June 23rd, 1894 in White Lodge. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1972 at 77 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Ronald Reagan
President of the united states from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004).
Born February 6th, 1911 in Birthplace of Ronald Reagan.
Died June 5th, 2004 at 93 years old in Bel Air (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia).
Prince
American musician (1958–2016).
Born June 7th, 1958 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2016 at 57 years old in Chanhassen (fentanyl toxicity). [ref]
Bruce Lee
Hong kong–american martial artist and actor (1940–1973).
Born November 27th, 1940 in San Francisco Chinese Hospital. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1973 at 32 years old in Kowloon Tong (cerebral edema). [ref]
Charles Manson
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017).
Born November 12th, 1934 in Cincinnati.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 83 years old in Bakersfield (colorectal cancer, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb" (1904–1967).
Born April 22nd, 1904 in Manhattan.
Died February 18th, 1967 at 62 years old in Princeton (laryngeal cancer).
Heath Ledger
Australian actor (1979–2008).
Born April 4th, 1979 in Perth.
Died January 22nd, 2008 at 28 years old in Manhattan (poisoning by drugs). [ref]
Ed Gein
American murderer and human trophy collector.
Born August 27th, 1906 in La Crosse.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 77 years old in Madison (respiratory failure).
Robin Williams
American actor and comedian (1951–2014).
Born July 21st, 1951 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2014 at 63 years old in Paradise Cay, Tiburon (hanging to death). [ref]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
President of the united states from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945).
Born January 30th, 1882 in Hyde Park.
Died April 12th, 1945 at 63 years old in Little White House (cerebral hemorrhage).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius