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65,432 Notable deaths
Didier Pironi
French racing driver (1952-1987).
Born March 26th, 1952 in Villecresnes. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1987 at 35 years old in Isle of Wight (traffic collision). [ref]
Alonzo Church
American mathematician (1903-1995).
Born June 14th, 1903 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1995 at 92 years old in Hudson. [ref]
Peter Straub
American novelist and poet (1943–2022).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Milwaukee.
Died September 4th, 2022 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
Dutch pilot (1927-1977).
Born February 5th, 1927 in Lisse.
Died March 27th, 1977 at 50 years old in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Karl Brandt
German nazi ss officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 44 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Chuck Blazer
American soccer administrator.
Born April 26th, 1945 in Queens.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 72 years old in New Jersey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Norman Hunter
English footballer (1943-2020).
Born October 29th, 1943 in Gateshead.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 76 years old in Leeds (COVID-19). [ref]
Princess Dina bint Abdul-Hamid Hashem
Queen consort of jordan.
Born December 15th, 1929 in Cairo.
Died August 21st, 2019 at 89 years old in Amman. [ref]
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967).
Born March 28th, 1891 in Denver. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1967 at 76 years old in Doylestown. [ref]
Hermann Hoth
German military commander (1885-1971).
Born April 12th, 1885 in Neuruppin.
Died January 25th, 1971 at 85 years old in Goslar. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir