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61,097 Notable deaths
Alan Shepard
American astronaut.
Born November 18th, 1923 in Derry. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1998 at 74 years old in Pebble Beach (leukemia). [ref]
Langston Hughes
American writer and social activist (1901–1967).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Joplin. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1967 at 65 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Andréi Chikatilo
Soviet serial killer (1936–1994).
Born October 16th, 1936 in Yabluchne. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1994 at 57 years old in Novocherkassk (gunshot wound, execution by shooting). [ref]
Muthuvel Karunanidhi
Indian politician, former chief minister of tamil nadu, india.
Born June 3rd, 1924 in Thirukkuvalai.
Died August 7th, 2018 at 94 years old in kauvery hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Alexandra Feodorovna
Wife and consort of nicholas ii of russia.
Born June 6th, 1872 in Darmstadt.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 46 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
David Rockefeller
American banker and philanthropist.
Born June 12th, 1915 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2017 at 101 years old in Pocantico Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the soviet union (1896-1974).
Born December 1st, 1896 in Strelkovka.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Andre Braugher
American actor (1962–2023).
Born July 1st, 1962 in Chicago.
Died December 11th, 2023 at 61 years old in South Orange (lung cancer). [ref]
Pete Rose
American baseball player.
Born April 14th, 1941 in Cincinnati.
Died September 30th, 2024 at 83 years old in Las Vegas (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Allen Ginsberg
American poet and writer (1926–1997).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in Newark. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1997 at 70 years old in East Village (liver cancer). [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr