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67,180 Notable deaths
Meadowlark Lemon
American basketball player.
Born April 25th, 1932 in Wilmington.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Gala Dalí
Wife of, first, paul éluard, then salvador dalí.
Born September 7th, 1894 in Kazan.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 87 years old in Port Lligat (disease).
Sahir Ludhianvi
Indian urdu and hindi poet (1921–1980).
Born March 8th, 1921 in Ludhiana.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Jalal Talabani
Iraqi politician (1933-2017).
Born November 12th, 1933 in Kelkan. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2017 at 83 years old in Berlin (cerebral hemorrhage).
Virginia Apgar
American obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909-1974).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Westfield. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1974 at 65 years old in Columbia University Irving Medical Center (cardiac arrest).
Cedella Booker
Jamaican singer and writer (1926-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Saint Ann Parish.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]
Simon Ward
English stage and film actor (1941-2012).
Born October 19th, 1941 in Beckenham.
Died July 21st, 2012 at 70 years old in London.
José Saramago
Portuguese novelist (1922–2010).
Born November 16th, 1922 in Azinhaga.
Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Lanzarote (leukemia). [ref]
Francis Magalona
Filipino rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, director (1964-2009).
Born October 4th, 1964 in Manila.
Died March 6th, 2009 at 44 years old in Pasig (leukemia). [ref]
Amy Johnson
Pioneering english aviator.
Born July 1st, 1903 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 5th, 1941 at 37 years old in Thames estuary (aircraft crash).
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