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82,839 Notable deaths
Robert Helpmann
Australian-born british dancer, actor, theatre director and choreographer.
Born April 9th, 1909 in Mount Gambier.
Died September 28th, 1986 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Gene Deitch
American illustrator, animator and film director (1924-2020).
Born August 8th, 1924 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2020 at 95 years old in Prague. [ref]
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian and soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).
Born September 17th, 1857 in Izhevskoe.
Died September 19th, 1935 at 78 years old in Kaluga. [ref]
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet marshal (1900–1982).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died March 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Georg Lukács
Hungarian marxist philosopher and literary critic (1885–1971).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1971 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Don Francks
Canadian actor and jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born February 28th, 1932 in Burnaby.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 84 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Kenneth O'Donnell
American political aide (1924-1977).
Born March 4th, 1924 in Worcester.
Died September 9th, 1977 at 53 years old in Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Le Pétomane
French entertainer (1857-1945).
Born June 1st, 1857 in Marseille.
Died August 8th, 1945 at 88 years old in Toulon.
Dwight Lyman Moody
American evangelist (1837–1899).
Born February 5th, 1837 in Northfield.
Died December 22nd, 1899 at 62 years old in Northfield.
Nadine Gordimer
South african writer (1923–2014).
Born November 20th, 1923 in Springs. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2014 at 90 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
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