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March 29, 2024

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Ventura Raymond (b. 1908-04-16 / d. 1979-03-29) alias Ray Ventura

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McCallum
David Keith. 2023-09-25

90

Born 1933-09-19. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

David Keith McCallum was a Scottish actor and musician. He gained wide recognition in the 1960s for playing secret agent Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. His other notable television roles include Simon Carter in Colditz (1972–1974) and Steel in Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982). Beginning in 2003, McCallum gained renewed international popularity for his role as NCIS medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard in the American television series NCIS, which he played for 20 seasons until his death. On film, McCallum notably appeared in The Great Escape (1963). McCallum died at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City on of natural causes 6 days after his 90th birthday.

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Viñales
Dean Berta. 2021-09-25

15

Born 2006-04-20. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident

Dean Berta Viñales was a Spanish professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the Supersport 300 World Championship for Viñales Racing Team on a Yamaha YZF-R3. Berta Viñales was a cousin of Maverick Viñales, a Moto3 world champion. Berta Viñales was killed as a result of injuries sustained in an accident during the first race of the Jerez round. In turn number 1 of the circuit, there was a multi-rider crash, and after falling to the ground he was run over by other riders.

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Palaprat
Gérard. 2017-09-25

67

Born 1950-06-12. Domain:Music. Cause of death:cancer (throat)

1971 : Pour la fin du Monde / Svasti - 45T/33T 12 titres / Disque d'Or 11 titres

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Boissonnat
Jean. 2016-09-25

87

Born 1929-01-16. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:Age

He was a French economic journalist. He was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of L'Expansion. He was the author of several books.

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Fernandez Gomez
José Delfn. 2016-09-25

24

Born 1992-07-31. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident

He was a Cuban-born American professional baseball pitcher. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 243 pounds (110 kg) during his playing career. He was affectionately known as "Niño" by his teammates and fans due to the youthful exuberance with which he played the game. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins from 2013 until his death in 2016. Fernández was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. He made three unsuccessful attempts at defecting to the United States before he finally succeeded in 2008. He enrolled at Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida, and was selected by the Marlins in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft. Fernández made his MLB debut with the Marlins on April 7, 2013. He was named to the 2013 National League All-Star Team, and won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Month Award in July and August. After the season, he won the NL Rookie of the Year Award and finished third in Cy Young Award balloting. He underwent Tommy John surgery during the 2014 season and was named to his second All-Star Game in 2016. Fernández was the pilot when he and two other men were killed in a pre-dawn boating crash into a jetty off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida, on September 25, 2016.

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Sitruk
Joseph Haim. 2016-09-25

71

Born 1944-10-16. Domain:Religious. Cause of death:Age

He was a former Chief Rabbi of France, a position he held from June 1987 to 22 June 2008. Born Joseph Sitruk in Tunis, after suffering a stroke in 2001 and recovering he added the name "Haim" to his name in line with Jewish tradition.

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Palkovacs
Zoltan. 2010-09-25

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Born 1981-08-06. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident

He was a Slovak judoka of Hungarian ethnicity. He was born in Rimavská Sobota and died in Vienna.
He was killed in an air crash.

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Goi
Michel Henri Louis (alias: Michel Modo). 2008-09-25

71

Born 1937-03-30. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer

He was one of the two comic characters "Grosso et Modo". He had been the dubbing voice of several characters in the Simpson's, and had been replaced by Gérard Rinaldi at his sudden death during season 19.

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Yarmy
Donald (alias: Don Adams). 2005-09-25

82

Born 1923-04-13. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Infection (Lungs)

He was "Max la Menace".
He died in Los Angeles, California, from a sudden lung infection following a long battle with bone lymphoma.

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Arvanitas
Georges. 2005-09-25

74

Born 1931-06-13. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Stroke

He was a jazz pianist and organist.

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Borel
Jacques. 2002-09-25

76

Born 1925-12-17. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

He is best known for his 1965 novel L'Adoration (translated into English as The Bond), which won the Prix Goncourt.

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Barbie
Klaus. 1991-09-25

77

Born 1913-10-25. Domain:Society. Cause of death:cancer (blood)

Died in jail

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Ronacher Ortmans
Pauline (alias: Viviane Romance). 1991-09-25

79

Born 1912-07-04. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

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de Vasconcellos Langhanke
Lucile (alias: Mary Astor). 1987-09-25

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Born 1906-05-03. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Unknown

Astor died at age 81, of respiratory failure due to pulmonary emphysema while a patient in the hospital in the Motion Picture House complex, exactly one week before Prisoner of Zenda co-star Madeleine Carroll. She is interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.
One of her famous quotes detailed the 5 stages of her career: “Who’s Mary Astor? Get me Mary Astor. Get me a Mary Astor type. Get me a young Mary Astor. Who’s Mary Astor?"

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Pidgeon
Walter. 1984-09-25

87

Born 1897-09-23. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Stroke

He retired fully in 1973, and died of stroke in Santa Monica, California. In accordance with his wishes, his body was donated to the UCLA Medical School for medical research.

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Bonham
John. 1980-09-25

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Born 1948-05-31. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Accident

He was an English drummer and member of the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
On September 24, 1980, John Bonham was picked up by Led Zeppelin assistant Rex King to attend rehearsals at Bray Studios for the upcoming tour of the United States, the band's first since 1977. During the journey Bonham had asked to stop for breakfast, where he downed four quadruple vodkas (roughly sixteen shots (~2/3 imperial quart, or ~8dl) of vodka), with a ham roll. After taking a bite of the ham roll he said to his assistant, "Breakfast". He then continued to drink heavily when he arrived at the studio. A halt was called to the rehearsals late in the evening and the band retired to Page's house — The Old Mill House in Clewer, Windsor. After midnight, Bonham had fallen asleep and was taken to bed and placed on his side. Benji LeFevre (who had replaced Richard Cole as Led Zeppelin's tour manager) and John Paul Jones found him dead the next morning.
The cause of death was asphyxiation from vomit. A subsequent autopsy found no other drugs in Bonham's body. The alcoholism that had plagued the drummer since his earliest days with the band ultimately led to his death.

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Remark
Erich Paul (alias: Erich Maria Remarque). 1970-09-25

72

Born 1898-06-22. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerosis.
In 1933, the Nazis banned and burned Remarque's works, and issued propaganda stating that he was a descendant of French Jews and that his real last name was Kramer, a Jewish-sounding name, and his original name spelled backwards. This is still listed in some biographies despite the complete lack of proof. Also despite clear evidence to the contrary, their assertion that he had never seen active service remains in some references.
In 1948 he went to Switzerland, where he spent the rest of his life. He married the Hollywood actress Paulette Goddard in 1958 and they remained married until his death in 1970.

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Ehrenfest
Paul. 1933-09-25

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Born 1880-01-18. Domain:Science (Physics style). Cause of death:Suicide

Paul Ehrenfest was an Austrian theoretical physicist, who made major contributions to the field of statistical mechanics and its relations with quantum mechanics, including the theory of phase transition and the Ehrenfest theorem. He bonded with Albert Einstein on a visit to Prague in 1912 and became a professor in Leiden, where he frequently hosted Einstein. From the correspondence with his close friends, from May 1931, it appears that Ehrenfest suffered from severe depression. By August 1932, Einstein was so worried that he wrote to the Board of the University of Leiden, expressing deep concern and suggesting ways in which Ehrenfest's workload could be reduced. Having made arrangements for the care of his other children, on 25 September 1933, in Amsterdam, Ehrenfest fatally shot his younger son Wassik, who had Down syndrome, then killed himself.

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