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82,840 Notable deaths
Hage Geingob
President of namibia from 2015 to 2024.
Born August 3rd, 1941 in Otjiwarongo.
Died February 4th, 2024 at 82 years old in Windhoek (cancer). [ref]
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet (1911–1979).
Born February 8th, 1911 in Worcester.
Died October 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Boston (intracranial aneurysm).
Mihai Eminescu
Romanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850-1889).
Born January 15th, 1850 in Botoșani. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1889 at 39 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Bhikaiji Cama
Indian activist (1861-1936).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1936 at 74 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Charlene Holt
American actress (1928–1996).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Snyder.
Died April 5th, 1996 at 67 years old in Williamson County.
Walter Tevis
American writer (1928–1984).
Born February 28th, 1928 in San Francisco.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Hafizullah Amin
Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979).
Born August 1st, 1929 in Paghman.
Died December 27th, 1979 at 50 years old in Tajbeg Palace (shot to the head).
Donald Maclean
British diplomat and spy (1913–1983).
Born May 25th, 1913 in London.
Died March 11th, 1983 at 69 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
John Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 28th, 1970 at 74 years old in Baltimore.
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-american film director and actor (1872-1922).
Born April 26th, 1872 in Carlow.
Died February 1st, 1922 at 49 years old in Westlake (gunshot wound).
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