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66,931 Notable deaths
Walter Gropius
German-american architect (1883–1969).
Born May 18th, 1883 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 86 years old in Boston. [ref]
Gene Vincent
American rock musician (1935–1971).
Born February 11th, 1935.
Died October 12th, 1971 at 36 years old in Newhall (ulcer).
Carlos Castaño
Colombian paramilitary (1965-2004).
Born May 16th, 1965 in Amalfi.
Died April 16th, 2004 at 38 years old in San Pedro de Urabá.
Jon Polito
American actor (1950–2016).
Born December 29th, 1950 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2016 at 65 years old in Duarte (cancer, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Georges Pompidou
President of france from 1969 to 1974.
Born July 5th, 1911 in Montboudif. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1974 at 62 years old in Paris (leukemia, lymphoma). [ref]
Geoffrey Holder
Trinidadian-american actor and dancer (1930-2014).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Port of Spain.
Died October 5th, 2014 at 84 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Eugene Cernan
Nasa astronaut, naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the moon (apollo 10 and apollo 17).
Born March 14th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died January 16th, 2017 at 82 years old in Houston. [ref]
Henry Murray
American psychologist & academic.
Born May 13th, 1893 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 1988 at 95 years old in Cambridge.
Ronald Lacey
British actor (1935–1991).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Harrow.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 55 years old in London (liver cancer, liver failure).
Assia Wevill
Poet (1927-1969).
Born May 15th, 1927 in Berlin.
Died March 23rd, 1969 at 41 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci