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64,895 Notable deaths
Walter Tevis
American writer.
Born February 28th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1984 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Hafizullah Amin
2nd general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born August 1st, 1929 in Paghman.
Died December 27th, 1979 at 50 years old in Tajbeg Palace (ballistic trauma).
Donald Maclean
British diplomat and spy.
Born May 25th, 1913 in London. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1983 at 69 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
John Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 28th, 1970 at 74 years old in Baltimore.
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-american film director, actor and murder victim (1872-1922).
Born April 26th, 1872 in Carlow. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1922 at 49 years old in Westlake. [ref]
Astrid Kirchherr
German photographer and artist (1938-2020).
Born May 20th, 1938 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Sri Chinmoy
Indian writer and spiritual teacher (1931-2007).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Chattogram District.
Died October 11th, 2007 at 76 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Scarry
Author and illustrator from the united states.
Born June 5th, 1919 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1994 at 74 years old in Gstaad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dexter Gordon
American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Born February 27th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1990 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (kidney failure). [ref]
Antonio Carluccio
Italian restaurateur (1937-2017).
Born April 19th, 1937 in Vietri sul Mare.
Died November 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
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