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64,935 Notable deaths
Kazuo Sakamaki
Japanese navy officer (1918-1999).
Born November 8th, 1918 in Awa.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 81 years old in Toyota.
Eugène Ionesco
Romanian-french playwright (1909–1994).
Born November 26th, 1909 in Slatina.
Died March 28th, 1994 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Paul Hunter
English snooker player.
Born October 14th, 1978 in Leeds.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 27 years old in Huddersfield (pancreatic cancer, leukemia). [ref]
Rick Ducommun
Canadian actor (1952-2015).
Born July 3rd, 1952 in Prince Albert.
Died June 12th, 2015 at 62 years old in Vancouver (diabetes). [ref]
Lester Piggott
British champion jockey (1935–2022).
Born November 5th, 1935 in Wantage.
Died May 29th, 2022 at 86 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Arun Khetarpal
Recipient of param vir chakra.
Born October 14th, 1950 in Pune.
Died December 16th, 1971 at 21 years old in Barapind.
Phil Rizzuto
American baseball player (1917-2007).
Born September 25th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died August 13th, 2007 at 89 years old in West Orange (pneumonia). [ref]
Levi Eshkol
Israeli politician, a founder of the israeli labor party and prime minister (1895-1969).
Born October 25th, 1895 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1969 at 73 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Fuzzy Zoeller
American professional golfer.
Born November 11th, 1951 in New Albany.
Died November 27th, 2025 at 74 years old in Floyds Knobs. [ref]
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Oklahoma City.
Died October 19th, 1995 at 58 years old in Málaga (hepatitis, liver cancer).
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