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82,994 Notable deaths
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Grantham.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 87 years old in The Ritz London (stroke).
Alan Rickman
British actor and director (1946–2016).
Born February 21st, 1946 in Acton.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Amy Winehouse
British singer-songwriter (1983–2011).
Born September 14th, 1983 in Chase Farm Hospital.
Died July 23rd, 2011 at 27 years old in London Borough of Camden (alcohol intoxication). [ref]
Hans Goldschmidt
German chemist & entrepreneur (1861–1923).
Born January 18th, 1861 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1923 at 62 years old in Baden-Baden.
Nelson Mandela
First president of south africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013).
Born July 18th, 1918 in Mvezo. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2013 at 95 years old in Houghton Estate (respiratory disease). [ref]
John Wayne Gacy
American serial killer (1942–1994).
Born March 17th, 1942 in Edgewater.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 52 years old in Stateville Correctional Center (lethal injection).
Robert Kardashian
American attorney and businessman (1944–2003).
Born February 22nd, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2003 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
Patrick Swayze
American actor, producer, singer and dancer (1952–2009).
Born August 18th, 1952 in Houston.
Died September 14th, 2009 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018).
Born June 25th, 1956 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 2018 at 61 years old in Kaysersberg Vignoble (hanging to death).
Malcolm X
American black rights activist (1925–1965).
Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Manhattan (gunshot wound).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz