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65,581 Notable deaths
Bob Anderson
British actor and fencer (1922-2012).
Born September 15th, 1922 in Gosport.
Died January 1st, 2012 at 89 years old in West Sussex. [ref]
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from bombay university, first woman to study law at oxford university; first indian national to study at a british university (1866-1954).
Born November 15th, 1866 in Nashik.
Died July 6th, 1954 at 87 years old in London.
Poul Anderson
American science fiction writer (1926–2001).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Bristol.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old in Orinda (cancer).
Jacqueline Susann
American writer and actress (1918-1974).
Born August 20th, 1918 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1974 at 56 years old in New York City (breast cancer). [ref]
Aleksandr Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary and activist.
Born April 12th, 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 20th, 1887 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging).
Barbara Shelley
British actress (1932-2021).
Born February 13th, 1932 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2021 at 88 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Toots Hibbert
Jamaican musician, singer and songwriter (1942–2020).
Born December 8th, 1942 in May Pen.
Died September 11th, 2020 at 77 years old in University Hospital of the West Indies (COVID-19). [ref]
Alain Resnais
French film director (1922-2014).
Born June 3rd, 1922 in Vannes. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2014 at 91 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Lee de Forest
American inventor (1873-1961).
Born August 26th, 1873 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Alan Jay Lerner
American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986).
Born August 31st, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1986 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull