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64,705 Notable deaths
Edmund Gwenn
British actor (1877–1959).
Born September 26th, 1877 in London.
Died September 6th, 1959 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Carlos P. Garcia
President of the philippines from 1957 to 1961.
Born November 4th, 1896.
Died June 14th, 1971 at 74 years old in Quezon City (myocardial infarction).
Dan O'Bannon
American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009).
Born September 30th, 1946 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (Crohn's disease). [ref]
Kalki Krishnamurthy
Writer.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Thanjavur district.
Died December 5th, 1954 at 55 years old in Chennai (cancer, tuberculosis).
Wilma Mankiller
Chief of the cherokee nation (1945–2010).
Born November 18th, 1945 in Tahlequah.
Died April 6th, 2010 at 64 years old in Adair County (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Steve Harley
British musician and songwriter (1951–2024).
Born February 27th, 1951 in Deptford. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2024 at 73 years old in Suffolk (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Bologna
American actor (1934–2017).
Born December 30th, 1934 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2017 at 82 years old in Duarte (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Amiri Baraka
African-american writer (1934–2014).
Born October 7th, 1934 in Newark. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2014 at 79 years old in Newark (surgical complications). [ref]
Ralph Abernathy
American civil rights movement leader (1926-1990).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Linden.
Died April 17th, 1990 at 64 years old in Atlanta.
Dana Wynter
Actress (1931-2011).
Born June 8th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Ojai (heart failure). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon