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65,269 Notable deaths
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Pakistani politician and statesman (1894–1964).
Born July 19th, 1894 in Dhaka.
Died October 22nd, 1964 at 70 years old in Dhaka.
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
Born October 25th, 1900 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1978 at 77 years old in Lagos (falling from height). [ref]
Jacques Mesrine
French criminal (1936–1979).
Born December 28th, 1936 in Clichy.
Died November 2nd, 1979 at 42 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Ferdinand Piëch
Austrian manager (1937-2019).
Born April 17th, 1937 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2019 at 82 years old in Rosenheim.
Chung Ling Soo
American magician.
Born April 2nd, 1861 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 1918 at 56 years old in London.
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator.
Born April 7th, 1889 in Vicuña. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hempstead. [ref]
W. G. Sebald
German writer and academic (1944-2001).
Born May 18th, 1944 in Wertach. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2001 at 57 years old in Norfolk (car collision). [ref]
Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980).
Born March 1st, 1886 in Pöchlarn.
Died February 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction).
Kitty Wells
American country music singer (1919-2012).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died July 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Madison (stroke).
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Dutch artist and art collector, widow of theo van gogh (1863-1925).
Born October 4th, 1862 in Amsterdam.
Died September 2nd, 1925 at 62 years old in Amsterdam.
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