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82,820 Notable deaths

Lilli Palmer

German actress (1914–1986).

Born May 24th, 1914 in Poznań.

Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Louis Cyr

Canadian strength athlete (1863-1912).

Born October 11th, 1863 in Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville.

Died November 10th, 1912 at 49 years old in Montreal (nephritis).

Ahmad Shah Qajar

The seventh and last shah of iran qajar (1909–1925).

Born January 21st, 1898 in Tabriz.

Died February 21st, 1930 at 32 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Iranian politician (1934–2017).

Born August 25th, 1934 in Bahreman.

Died January 8th, 2017 at 82 years old in Tehran, Tajrish (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Paul Rand

American graphic designer (1914–1996).

Born December 15th, 1914 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died November 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Norwalk (cancer). [ref]

Frances Perkins

Workers-rights advocate and united states secretary of labor 1933–1945.

Born April 10th, 1882 in Boston. [ref]

Died May 14th, 1965 at 83 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Prime minister of malaysia from 2003 to 2009.

Born November 26th, 1939 in Bayan Lepas.

Died April 14th, 2025 at 85 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Roger Bruce Chaffee

United states navy commander, nasa astronaut (1935–1967).

Born February 15th, 1935 in Grand Rapids.

Died January 27th, 1967 at 31 years old in Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 34 (smoke inhalation injury).

Willi Ninja

American dancer (1961-2006).

Born April 12th, 1961 in Middletown.

Died September 2nd, 2006 at 45 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist (1951–2017).

Born June 2nd, 1951 in Chanute. [ref]

Died March 31st, 2017 at 65 years old in New York City (coronary artery disease). [ref]

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