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58,739 Notable deaths
Pat Morita
Japanese-american actor (1932-2005).
Born June 28th, 1932 in Isleton. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2005 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mickey Rooney
American actor (1920–2014).
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2014 at 93 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]
Jesse Owens
American track and field athlete (1913-1980).
Born September 12th, 1913 in Oakville. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1980 at 66 years old in Tucson (lung cancer). [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 (infection).
Antonin Scalia
Us supreme court justice from 1986 to 2016.
Born March 11th, 1936 in Trenton. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2016 at 79 years old in Cibolo Creek Ranch (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lucky Luciano
Italian-american mobster.
Born November 24th, 1897 in Lercara Friddi.
Died January 26th, 1962 at 64 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction).
Andy Griffith
American actor, television producer, southern gospel singer, and writer (1926-2012).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Mount Airy. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2012 at 86 years old in Manteo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stevie Ray Vaughan
American blues guitarist (1954–1990).
Born October 3rd, 1954 in Dallas. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1990 at 35 years old in East Troy (aviation accident). [ref]
Neerja Bhanot
Indian flight attendant, ashoka chakra recipient (1963-1986).
Born September 7th, 1963 in Chandigarh.
Died September 5th, 1986 at 22 years old in Karachi.
Rocky Johnson
Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020).
Born August 24th, 1944 in Amherst.
Died January 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in Lutz (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
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