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83,007 Notable deaths
Dhirubhai Ambani
Indian business tycoon (1932–2002).
Born December 28th, 1932 in Junagadh.
Died July 6th, 2002 at 69 years old in Mumbai (stroke).
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883).
Born May 22nd, 1813 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1883 at 69 years old in Venice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
W. E. B. Du Bois
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963).
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Great Barrington.
Died August 27th, 1963 at 95 years old in Accra.
Michel Foucault
French philosopher (1926–1984).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Poitiers.
Died June 26th, 1984 at 57 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (HIV/AIDS, disease).
Bob Dole
American politician (1923–2021).
Born July 22nd, 1923 in Russell.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Benazir Bhutto
11th and 13th prime minister of pakistan (1953–2007).
Born June 21st, 1953 in Karachi.
Died December 27th, 2007 at 54 years old in Benazir Bhutto Hospital (suicide bombing). [ref]
Tom Clancy
American author (1947–2013).
Born April 12th, 1947 in Baltimore.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 66 years old in Baltimore (heart failure).
Roger Ebert
American film critic and author (1942–2013).
Born June 18th, 1942 in Urbana.
Died April 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Chicago (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Lavrentiy Beria
Soviet politician and nkvd police chief.
Born March 29th, 1899 in Merkheuli.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 54 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Keith Moon
English rock musician, drummer of the who (1946–1978).
Born August 23rd, 1946 in Central Middlesex Hospital.
Died September 7th, 1978 at 32 years old in Mayfair (drug overdose).
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