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67,017 Notable deaths
Samuel E. Wright
American actor (1946–2021).
Born November 20th, 1946 in Camden. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2021 at 74 years old in Walden (prostate cancer). [ref]
Trevor Peacock
English stage and television character actor (1931-2021).
Born May 19th, 1931 in Tottenham.
Died March 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Yeovil (dementia). [ref]
Richard Deacon
American actor (1921-1984).
Born May 14th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Alastair Sim
Scottish actor (1900–1976).
Born October 9th, 1900 in Edinburgh.
Died August 19th, 1976 at 75 years old in London (lung cancer).
Christopher Isherwood
English-american novelist (1904-1986).
Born August 26th, 1904 in Cheshire. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer). [ref]
Tom Mix
American film actor (1880-1940).
Born January 6th, 1880 in Pennsylvania.
Died October 12th, 1940 at 60 years old in Florence (traffic collision).
Giovanni Falcone
Italian magistrate murdered by the mafia (1939-1992).
Born May 18th, 1939 in Palermo. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1992 at 53 years old in Capaci (car bomb). [ref]
Edith Stein
Jewish-german catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Wrocław.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 50 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (hydrogen cyanide, asphyxia).
George Alagiah
British newsreader and journalist (1955–2023).
Born November 22nd, 1955 in Colombo.
Died July 24th, 2023 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Aniello Dellacroce
American mobster (1914–1985).
Born March 15th, 1914 in Little Italy.
Died December 2nd, 1985 at 71 years old in Queens (lung cancer).
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