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67,062 Notable deaths
Nicholas Parsons
British actor, rector and radio-tv presenter (1923-2020).
Born October 10th, 1923 in Grantham. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2020 at 96 years old in Aylesbury (falling from height). [ref]
Thomas Midgley
American chemist (1889-1944).
Born May 18th, 1889 in Beaver Falls.
Died November 2nd, 1944 at 55 years old in Worthington (strangling).
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Pakistani urdu poet and author (1911–1984).
Born February 13th, 1911 in Sialkot.
Died November 20th, 1984 at 73 years old in Lahore.
Tim Brooke-Taylor
English comedian and actor (1940-2020).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Buxton.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cookham (COVID-19). [ref]
Velma Barfield
American serial killer (1932-1984).
Born October 29th, 1932 in South Carolina.
Died November 2nd, 1984 at 52 years old in Raleigh (lethal injection).
Erving Goffman
Sociologist, writer, and academic (1922–1982).
Born June 11th, 1922 in Mannville. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1982 at 60 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Whitey Ford
American baseball player (1928–2020).
Born October 21st, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2020 at 91 years old in Lake Success. [ref]
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1939 in Miharu.
Died October 20th, 2016 at 77 years old in Kawagoe (stomach cancer). [ref]
Gérard Houllier
French association football manager.
Born September 3rd, 1947 in Thérouanne.
Died December 14th, 2020 at 73 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (surgical complications). [ref]
Alexander Grothendieck
French mathematician (1928–2014).
Born March 28th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 2014 at 86 years old in Saint-Girons.
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