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65,211 Notable deaths
Lytton Strachey
English writer (1880–1932).
Born March 1st, 1880 in London.
Died January 21st, 1932 at 51 years old in Berkshire (stomach cancer).
Andy Hug
Swiss karateka and kickboxer (1964-2000).
Born September 7th, 1964 in Zürich.
Died August 24th, 2000 at 35 years old in Bunkyō-ku (leukemia).
L. L. Zamenhof
Polish-jewish physician and inventor of esperanto (1859-1917).
Born December 15th, 1859 in Białystok. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1917 at 57 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Tabaré Vázquez
President of uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020.
Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). [ref]
Myra Hindley
British murderer.
Born July 23rd, 1942 in Manchester.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 60 years old (cardiovascular disease).
Paul Silas
American basketball player and coach.
Born July 12th, 1943 in Prescott.
Died December 10th, 2022 at 79 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Gordon Pinsent
Actor and film director from canada (1930–2023).
Born July 12th, 1930 in Grand Falls-Windsor.
Died February 25th, 2023 at 92 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues musician (1912–1965).
Born December 5th, 1899 in Glendora. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 65 years old in Helena (myocardial infarction).
Nelson DeMille
American writer (1943–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1943 in Jamaica. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2024 at 81 years old in Mineola (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Bob Hite
American musician (1943–1981).
Born February 26th, 1943 in Torrance.
Died April 16th, 1981 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker