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82,877 Notable deaths

Michele Ferrero

Italian entrepreneur (1925-2015).

Born April 26th, 1925 in Dogliani.

Died February 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]

Acker Bilk

English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014).

Born January 28th, 1929 in Pensford.

Died November 2nd, 2014 at 85 years old in Bath.

Eric Montross

American basketball player (1971-2023).

Born September 23rd, 1971 in Indianapolis.

Died December 17th, 2023 at 52 years old in Chapel Hill (cancer). [ref]

Estelle Winwood

British actress (1883–1984).

Born January 24th, 1883 in Lee.

Died June 20th, 1984 at 101 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]

Jacques Plante

Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1986).

Born January 17th, 1929 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. [ref]

Died February 27th, 1986 at 57 years old in Geneva (stomach cancer).

Makarios III

Archbishop primate, primate & 1st president of cyprus (1913–1977).

Born August 13th, 1913 in Pano Panagia.

Died August 3rd, 1977 at 63 years old in Nicosia (myocardial infarction).

Djuna Barnes

American modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982).

Born June 12th, 1892 in Cornwall-on-Hudson.

Died June 18th, 1982 at 90 years old in Greenwich Village.

Lamont Dozier

American singer-songwriter (1941–2022).

Born June 16th, 1941 in Detroit.

Died August 8th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]

Rachid Taha

Franco-algerian singer.

Born September 18th, 1958 in Oran.

Died September 12th, 2018 at 59 years old in Les Lilas (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Solomon R. Guggenheim

American businessman and museum founder (1861-1949).

Born February 2nd, 1861 in Philadelphia.

Died November 3rd, 1949 at 88 years old in New York City.

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