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64,892 Notable deaths
Obafemi Awolowo
Nigerian politician (1909-1987).
Born March 6th, 1909 in Ikenne. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1987 at 78 years old in Ikenne. [ref]
Danny La Rue
British entertainer.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 81 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (prostate cancer).
J. Pat O'Malley
English actor (1904-1985).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Burnley.
Died February 27th, 1985 at 80 years old in San Juan Capistrano (disease).
Mehdi Hassan
Pakistani singer.
Born July 18th, 1927 in Rajasthan. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2012 at 84 years old in Karachi (infectious disease). [ref]
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Polish military and political official, leader of poland from 1981 to 1989.
Born July 6th, 1923 in Kurów. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2014 at 90 years old in Warsaw (stroke). [ref]
Rossano Brazzi
Italian actor (1916-1994).
Born September 18th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died December 24th, 1994 at 78 years old in Rome (disease).
Baldev Raj Chopra
Indian film director (1914–2008).
Born April 22nd, 1914 in Ludhiana.
Died November 5th, 2008 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Pola Negri
Polish actress (1897-1987).
Born January 3rd, 1897 in Lipno. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1987 at 90 years old in San Antonio (pneumonia, brain cancer).
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
Dolores Hope
American singer, entertainer, philanthropist (1909-2011).
Born May 27th, 1909 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 2011 at 102 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]
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