Most notably...

64,394 Notable deaths

Karen Silkwood

Labor union activist, chemical technician.

Born February 19th, 1946 in Longview.

Died November 13th, 1974 at 28 years old in Crescent (traffic collision).

Maurice Sendak

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012).

Born June 10th, 1928 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]

Died May 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Danbury Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Shirley Stelfox

British actress (1941-2015).

Born April 11th, 1941 in Dukinfield.

Died December 7th, 2015 at 74 years old in Yorkshire Dales (cancer). [ref]

L. Q. Jones

American actor (1927-2022).

Born August 19th, 1927 in Beaumont.

Died July 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Akebono Tarō

American professional wrestler and rikishi.

Born May 8th, 1969 in Waimānalo.

Died April 11th, 2024 at 54 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]

Suraiya

Indian actress and singer.

Born June 15th, 1929 in Gujranwala.

Died January 31st, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai.

Althea Flynt

Magazine publisher (1953–1987).

Born November 6th, 1953 in Marietta.

Died June 27th, 1987 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (drowning).

Lynsey de Paul

English singer-songwriter.

Born June 11th, 1950 in Southwark. [ref]

Died October 1st, 2014 at 64 years old in Mill Hill (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Robert Earl Jones

American actor (1910–2006).

Born February 3rd, 1910 in Tate County.

Died September 7th, 2006 at 96 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).

Stephen Furst

American actor and film and television director (1954-2017).

Born May 8th, 1954 in Norfolk.

Died June 16th, 2017 at 63 years old in Moorpark (diabetes). [ref]

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