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65,401 Notable deaths
Benedict Anderson
American political scientist (1936-2015).
Born August 26th, 1936 in Kunming. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2015 at 79 years old in Batu (heart failure).
Willy DeVille
American musician, singer-songwriter.
Born August 27th, 1953 in Stamford. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2009 at 55 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Peyo
Belgian comics cartoonist and scriptwriter.
Born June 25th, 1928 in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek.
Died December 24th, 1992 at 64 years old in City of Brussels (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Marquand
British film director (1937-1987).
Born September 22nd, 1937 in Llanishen.
Died September 4th, 1987 at 49 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (stroke).
Dave Holland
English drummer (1948-2018).
Born April 5th, 1948 in Northampton.
Died January 16th, 2018 at 69 years old in Lugo (liver cancer).
Marcel Cerdan
French boxer (1916-1949).
Born July 22nd, 1916 in Sidi Bel Abbès. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1949 at 33 years old in São Miguel Island (aviation accident).
Poornachandra Tejaswi
Indian writer (1938–2007).
Born September 18th, 1938 in Kuppalli.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mudigere. [ref]
Paul Blobel
German ss officer and holocaust perpetrator, convicted war criminal (1894–1951).
Born August 13th, 1894 in Potsdam.
Died June 7th, 1951 at 56 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
George Habash
Founder of the popular front for the liberation of palestine (1926-2008).
Born August 2nd, 1926 in Lod. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2008 at 81 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack Phillips
Titanic's wireless operator.
Born April 11th, 1887 in Farncombe.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 25 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson