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82,998 Notable deaths
Loretta Lynn
American country singer (1932–2022).
Born April 14th, 1935 in Butcher Hollow. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2022 at 87 years old in Hurricane Mills. [ref]
Richard Attenborough
British actor (1923–2014).
Born August 29th, 1923 in Cambridge.
Died August 24th, 2014 at 90 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer (1915–1959).
Born April 7th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1959 at 44 years old in Metropolitan Hospital Center (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Robbie Coltrane
Scottish actor (1950–2022).
Born March 30th, 1950 in Rutherglen.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 72 years old in Forth Valley Royal Hospital. [ref]
Maya Angelou
American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014).
Born April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died May 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Winston-Salem (disease). [ref]
Robert Wadlow
American who was the tallest recorded person in history.
Born February 22nd, 1918 in Alton.
Died July 15th, 1940 at 22 years old in Manistee (sepsis).
David Koresh
American religious sect leader of branch davidians (1959-1993).
Born August 17th, 1959 in Houston.
Died April 19th, 1993 at 33 years old in Mount Carmel Center (gunshot wound).
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Alton. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1991 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia, stroke).
Bill Russell
American basketball player (1934–2022).
Born February 12th, 1934 in Monroe. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2022 at 88 years old in Mercer Island. [ref]
Audie Murphy
American soldier and actor (1925–1971).
Born June 20th, 1925 in Kingston. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1971 at 45 years old in Roanoke (aircraft crash).
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