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65,270 Notable deaths
Abraham Beame
104th new york city mayor (1906-2001).
Born March 20th, 1906 in London.
Died February 10th, 2001 at 94 years old in Manhattan.
Clifford Geertz
American anthropologist.
Born August 23rd, 1926 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2006 at 80 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tom Lantos
U.s. representative from california (1981–2008).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Budapest.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 80 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Joe Pass
American jazz guitarist.
Born January 13th, 1929 in New Brunswick.
Died May 23rd, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer).
Erik Bruhn
Danish ballet dancer (1928-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Copenhagen.
Died April 1st, 1986 at 57 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
John Fowles
English novelist.
Born March 31st, 1926 in Leigh-on-Sea. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Lyme Regis (stroke). [ref]
William Mulholland
Engineer and builder of the los angeles aqueduct (1855-1935).
Born September 11th, 1855 in Belfast.
Died July 22nd, 1935 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
John Williams
English actor (1903-1983).
Born April 15th, 1903 in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1983 at 80 years old in La Jolla (disease). [ref]
Allison Hayes
American actress.
Born March 6th, 1930 in Charleston.
Died February 27th, 1977 at 46 years old in San Diego (leukemia).
Jon English
English-born australian singer, musician and actor (1949-2016).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Hampstead.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 66 years old in Newcastle (surgical complications).
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