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83,051 Notable deaths
Ettore Majorana
Italian physicist (1906-1938?).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Catania.
Died March 27th, 1938 at 31 years old in Italy. [ref]
Pandurang Shastri Athavale
Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer (1920–2003).
Born October 19th, 1920 in Maharashtra.
Died October 25th, 2003 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
George P. Cosmatos
Greek-italian film director (1941-2005).
Born January 4th, 1941 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2005 at 64 years old in Victoria (lung cancer). [ref]
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
American madam (1956–2008).
Born March 18th, 1956 in North Charleroi.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 52 years old in Tarpon Springs (hanging to death). [ref]
Anatoly Slivko
Soviet serial killer (1938-1989).
Born December 28th, 1938 in Izberbash.
Died September 16th, 1989 at 50 years old in Novocherkassk (execution by shooting, gunshot wound).
László Almásy
Hungarian desert explorer and aviator (1895-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery).
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
German princess (1800-1831).
Born December 21st, 1800 in Gotha.
Died August 30th, 1831 at 30 years old in Paris (cancer).
Joseph Bell
Scottish physician (1837–1911).
Born December 2nd, 1837 in Edinburgh.
Died October 4th, 1911 at 73 years old in Edinburgh.
John Abbott
3rd prime minister of canada (1821-1893).
Born March 12th, 1821 in Saint-André-Est.
Died October 30th, 1893 at 72 years old in Montreal (brain cancer).
Keith Michell
Australian actor (1926–2015).
Born December 1st, 1928 in Adelaide. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2015 at 86 years old in Hampstead, Chichester (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs