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82,893 Notable deaths
János Kádár
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party.
Born May 26th, 1912 in Rijeka.
Died July 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
German politician and ss functionary (1899–1972).
Born March 1st, 1899 in Germany, Lębork.
Died March 8th, 1972 at 73 years old in Munich.
Jeremy Slate
American actor (1926-2006).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died November 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Algernon Charles Swinburne
English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909).
Born April 5th, 1837 in London. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1909 at 72 years old in Putney (influenza). [ref]
Mary Ellen Pleasant
African-american entrepreneur (1814-1904).
Born August 19th, 1817 in Philadelphia, Virginia, Georgia. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1904 at 86 years old in San Francisco.
Mykola Leontovych
Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, and conductor (1877–1921).
Born December 13th, 1877 in Monastirok.
Died January 23rd, 1921 at 43 years old in Markivka.
Preston Sturges
American film director and screenwriter (1898-1959).
Born August 29th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died August 6th, 1959 at 60 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Carmen Argenziano
Actor from the united states (1943-2019).
Born October 27th, 1943 in Sharon.
Died February 10th, 2019 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
David Byron
British singer (1947–1985).
Born January 29th, 1947 in Epping.
Died February 28th, 1985 at 38 years old in Reading.
Otto Lilienthal
German aviation pioneer (1848-1896).
Born May 23rd, 1848 in Anklam. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1896 at 48 years old in Berlin (aviation accident). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon