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65,014 Notable deaths
Breaker Morant
Anglo-australian drover, horseman, poet, soldier.
Born December 9th, 1864 in England.
Died February 27th, 1902 at 37 years old in Pretoria (gunshot wound).
Tom Tryon
American actor and novelist (1926–1991).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Hartford.
Died September 4th, 1991 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (AIDS related disease, stomach cancer).
Lakshmi Sahgal
Officer in the indian national army (ina) and former presidential candidate of india.
Born October 24th, 1914 in Chennai.
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 97 years old in Kanpur (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Erwin von Witzleben
German field marshal (1881–1944).
Born December 4th, 1881 in Wrocław.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 62 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Alfonso XII of Spain
King of spain from 1874 to 1885.
Born November 28th, 1857 in Royal Palace of Madrid.
Died November 25th, 1885 at 27 years old in Royal Palace of El Pardo (tuberculosis, dysentery).
Ismat Chughtai
Indian writer.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Budaun. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1991 at 76 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Derek Boogaard
Canadian ice hockey player (1982-2011).
Born June 23rd, 1982 in Saskatoon.
Died May 13th, 2011 at 28 years old in Minneapolis (foodborne illness). [ref]
John McCrae
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).
Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.
Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).
Barry Sadler
American author and musician (1940–1989).
Born November 1st, 1940 in Carlsbad.
Died November 5th, 1989 at 49 years old (cardiac arrest).
Howard Baker
American politician and diplomat (1925–2014).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Huntsville.
Died June 26th, 2014 at 88 years old in Huntsville (stroke).
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