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82,823 Notable deaths
B. B. King
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Itta Bena, Berclair.
Died May 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Las Vegas (diabetes, stroke). [ref]
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Afghanistan politician, former president of afghanistan (1992-2001).
Born September 20th, 1940 in Fayzabad.
Died September 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Kabul. [ref]
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
English writer (1920–2014).
Born March 31st, 1920 in Asthall Manor.
Died September 24th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chatsworth House (disease).
Douglas Engelbart
American engineer and inventor (1925–2013).
Born January 30th, 1925 in Portland. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2013 at 88 years old in Atherton (kidney failure). [ref]
Peter Hall
English theatre, opera and film director (1930–2017).
Born November 22nd, 1930 in Bury St Edmunds.
Died September 11th, 2017 at 86 years old in University College Hospital (pneumonia).
Andreas Katsulas
American actor (1946–2006).
Born May 18th, 1946 in St. Louis.
Died February 13th, 2006 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Sister Lúcia
Portuguese nun, one of the three children who have witnessed marian apparitions in fátima, portugal, in 1917.
Born March 22nd, 1907 in Povoação de Aljustrel.
Died February 13th, 2005 at 97 years old in Coimbra.
Marilyn Burns
American actress (1949–2014).
Born May 7th, 1949 in Erie. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2014 at 65 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Peter Sarstedt
English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.
Born December 10th, 1941 in New Delhi.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 75 years old in Sussex (progressive supranuclear palsy).
Theodore Bikel
Austrian-american actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015).
Died July 21st, 2015 at 91 years old in Westwood.
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