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61,062 Notable deaths
Robert Maxwell
Czechoslovak-born british media proprietor and member of parliament (1923-1991).
Born June 10th, 1923 in Solotvyno. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1991 at 68 years old in Tenerife (drowning). [ref]
Jack Lemmon
American actor (1925–2001).
Born February 8th, 1925 in Newton. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2001 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer). [ref]
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the hela cell line.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Roanoke.
Died October 4th, 1951 at 31 years old in Baltimore (cervical adenocarcinoma).
Aldous Huxley
English writer.
Born July 26th, 1894 in Godalming. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1963 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Hugo Chávez
President of venezuela (1999-2013).
Born July 28th, 1954 in Sabaneta. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2013 at 58 years old in Hospital Militar de Caracas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Rutger Hauer
Dutch actor.
Born January 23rd, 1944 in Breukelen.
Died July 19th, 2019 at 75 years old in Beetsterzwaag. [ref]
Ricky Nelson
American musician (1940-1985).
Born May 8th, 1940 in Teaneck. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1985 at 45 years old in Dallas (aviation accident). [ref]
Sandra Day O'Connor
Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states from 1981 to 2006.
Born March 26th, 1930 in El Paso.
Died December 1st, 2023 at 93 years old in Phoenix (respiratory disease, dementia). [ref]
Gregg Allman
American musician.
Born December 8th, 1947 in Saint Thomas Hospital.
Died May 27th, 2017 at 69 years old in Richmond Hill (liver cancer). [ref]
Mata Hari
Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917).
Born August 7th, 1876 in Leeuwarden.
Died October 15th, 1917 at 41 years old in Vincennes (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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