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64,327 Notable deaths
Theo van Gogh
Dutch art dealer, brother of vincent (1857-1891).
Born May 1st, 1857 in Zundert. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1891 at 33 years old in Utrecht (syphilis). [ref]
Ernst Jünger
German writer.
Born March 29th, 1895 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1998 at 102 years old in Riedlingen. [ref]
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Lộc Thủy. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2013 at 102 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Greg Plitt
American fitness model and actor (1977–2015).
Born November 3rd, 1977 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2015 at 37 years old in Burbank (railway accident). [ref]
Michael Lerner
American actor.
Born June 22nd, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died April 8th, 2023 at 81 years old [ref]
Michael Hedges
American guitarist (1953–1997).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Sacramento.
Died December 2nd, 1997 at 43 years old in Mendocino (car collision).
Biju Patnaik
Indian politician, aviator and businessman.
Born March 5th, 1916 in Cuttack.
Died April 17th, 1997 at 81 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (1916-2004).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Joliet. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2004 at 85 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Nicky Katt
American-mexican actor (1970–2025).
Born May 11th, 1970 in Acapulco.
Died April 8th, 2025 at 54 years old in Burbank. [ref]
V. N. Janaki
Indian actress and former chief minister of tamil nadu (1924-1996).
Born November 30th, 1923 in Vaikom. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Chennai.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson