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82,862 Notable deaths

Gene Saks

American stage and film director (1921–2015).

Born November 8th, 1921 in New York City.

Died March 28th, 2015 at 93 years old in East Hampton (pneumonia).

Glen A. Larson

American television producer and writer (1937–2014).

Born January 3rd, 1937 in Long Beach. [ref]

Died November 14th, 2014 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Norwegian writer (1832–1910).

Born December 8th, 1832 in Kvikne. [ref]

Died April 26th, 1910 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]

John Fahey

American fingerstyle guitarist (1939–2001).

Born February 28th, 1939 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 22nd, 2001 at 61 years old in Salem.

Percy Lavon Julian

African-american chemist (1899-1975).

Born April 11th, 1899 in Montgomery.

Died April 19th, 1975 at 76 years old in Waukegan (liver cancer).

Joe Zawinul

Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007).

Born July 7th, 1932 in Vienna.

Died September 11th, 2007 at 75 years old in Vienna (skin cancer). [ref]

Adrienne Corri

British actress (1930-2016).

Born November 13th, 1931 in Glasgow. [ref]

Died March 13th, 2016 at 84 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Eduard Shevardnadze

Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014).

Born January 25th, 1928 in Mamati.

Died July 7th, 2014 at 86 years old in Tbilisi.

Eugene Bullard

First african-american military pilot.

Born October 9th, 1895 in Columbus.

Died October 13th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).

Poon Lim

Chinese sailor of the british merchant navy.

Born March 8th, 1918 in Hainan.

Died January 4th, 1991 at 72 years old in Brooklyn.

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