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83,054 Notable deaths

Arnold Sommerfeld

German physicist (1868-1951).

Born December 5th, 1868 in Königsberg.

Died April 26th, 1951 at 82 years old in Munich (traffic collision).

Paul Darrow

English actor (1941-2019).

Born May 2nd, 1941 in Surrey.

Died June 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old (aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Romare Bearden

African american artist (1911–1988).

Born September 2nd, 1911 in Charlotte.

Died March 12th, 1988 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]

Alexandra of Yugoslavia

Queen consort of yugoslavia from 1944 to 1945.

Born March 25th, 1921 in Athens.

Died January 30th, 1993 at 71 years old in East Sussex (cancer).

Simone Segouin

French resistance fighter (1925–2023).

Born October 3rd, 1925 in Thivars. [ref]

Died February 21st, 2023 at 97 years old in Courville-sur-Eure. [ref]

James Welch

Native american writer (1940–2003).

Born November 18th, 1940 in Browning.

Died August 4th, 2003 at 62 years old in Missoula (lung cancer).

John Masefield

English poet and writer (1878–1967).

Born June 1st, 1878 in Ledbury.

Died May 12th, 1967 at 88 years old in Abingdon-on-Thames.

Glenn Hughes

American singer (1950–2001).

Born July 18th, 1950 in New York City.

Died March 4th, 2001 at 50 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer).

Rehman

Indian film actor (1923-1984).

Born June 23rd, 1923 in Lahore.

Died November 5th, 1984 at 61 years old in Mumbai (laryngeal cancer).

Patrick Wymark

English actor (1926–1970).

Born July 11th, 1926 in Cleethorpes.

Died October 20th, 1970 at 44 years old in Melbourne (myocardial infarction).

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