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65,013 Notable deaths

Charley Grapewin

American actor (1869-1956).

Born December 20th, 1869 in Xenia.

Died February 2nd, 1956 at 86 years old in Corona.

The Singing Nun

Nun, musician.

Born October 17th, 1933 in Laeken.

Died March 30th, 1985 at 51 years old in Wavre (intoxication).

Pilita Corrales

Filipino singer (1937–2025).

Born August 22nd, 1937 in Cebu City.

Died April 12th, 2025 at 87 years old

Claes Oldenburg

American sculptor and printmaker (1929–2022).

Born January 28th, 1929 in Stockholm, Malmö.

Died July 18th, 2022 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Wilder Penfield

Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach (1891–1976).

Born January 26th, 1891 in Spokane.

Died April 5th, 1976 at 85 years old in Montréal-Nord (stomach cancer).

Kim Young-sam

President of south korea from 1993 to 1998.

Born December 20th, 1927 in Geoje.

Died November 22nd, 2015 at 87 years old in Seoul (heart failure).

Pierre Nkurunziza

President of burundi from 2005 to 2020.

Born December 18th, 1964 in Ngozi.

Died June 8th, 2020 at 55 years old in Karuzi (cardiac arrest, COVID-19). [ref]

Léon Degrelle

Belgian politician, nazi (1906-1994).

Born June 15th, 1906 in Bouillon. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1994 at 87 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Hans-Joachim Marseille

German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1919–1942).

Born December 13th, 1919 in Charlottenburg.

Died September 30th, 1942 at 22 years old in Sidi Abdel Rahman.

Nimr al-Nimr

Shia sheikh in al-awamiyah in saudi arabia's eastern province.

Born June 21st, 1959 in Al-Awamiyah. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 2016 at 56 years old in Saudi Arabia (decapitation). [ref]

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