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83,000 Notable deaths
Katherine Johnson
African-american mathematician.
Born August 26th, 1918 in White Sulphur Springs.
Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003).
Born February 22nd, 1933 in Tryon. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2003 at 70 years old in Carry-le-Rouet (breast cancer). [ref]
King Von
American rapper from illinois (1994–2020).
Born August 9th, 1994 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2020 at 26 years old in Atlanta (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sam Cooke
American singer and songwriter (1931–1964).
Born January 22nd, 1931 in Chicago, Clarksdale.
Died December 11th, 1964 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme leader of iran from 1979 to 1989.
Born May 17th, 1900 in Khomein. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1989 at 89 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction).
Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Brooklyn.
Died December 20th, 1996 at 62 years old in Seattle (pneumonia).
Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025).
Born September 28th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2025 at 91 years old in Saint-Tropez (cancer). [ref]
Stevie Ray Vaughan
American blues guitarist (1954–1990).
Born October 3rd, 1954 in Dallas.
Died August 27th, 1990 at 35 years old in East Troy (aviation accident).
Richard Burton
Welsh actor (1925–1984).
Born November 10th, 1925 in Pontrhydyfen.
Died August 5th, 1984 at 58 years old in Céligny (cerebral hemorrhage).
Shelley Duvall
American actress (1949–2024).
Born July 7th, 1949 in Fort Worth.
Died July 11th, 2024 at 75 years old in Blanco (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 83000
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz