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65,298 Notable deaths
Wolf Rüdiger Hess
Architect and writer; son of rudolf hess (1937-2001).
Born November 18th, 1937 in Munich.
Died October 24th, 2001 at 63 years old in Munich.
Joe Viterelli
American actor (1937-2004).
Born March 10th, 1937 in The Bronx.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 66 years old in Las Vegas.
Marian Seldes
American stage, film, radio, and television actress (1928 – 2014).
Born August 23rd, 1928 in Manhattan.
Died October 6th, 2014 at 86 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Balthus
French painter.
Born February 29th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2001 at 92 years old in Rossinière. [ref]
Kathleen Blanco
American politician (1942–2019).
Born December 15th, 1942 in New Iberia.
Died August 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Lafayette (melanoma). [ref]
Marcel Lefebvre
French traditionalist catholic archbishop.
Born November 29th, 1905 in Tourcoing.
Died March 25th, 1991 at 85 years old in Martigny.
Todor Zhivkov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party.
Born September 7th, 1911 in Pravets. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1998 at 86 years old in Sofia (pneumonia). [ref]
Gary Kildall
American computer scientist and entrepreneur.
Born May 19th, 1942 in Seattle.
Died July 11th, 1994 at 52 years old in Monterey (injury).
Neil Postman
American writer and academic (1931-2003).
Born March 8th, 1931 in New York City.
Died October 5th, 2003 at 72 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Balkrishna Doshi
Indian architect (1927-2023).
Born August 26th, 1927 in Pune.
Died January 24th, 2023 at 95 years old in Ahmedabad. [ref]
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