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October 4th
129 Notable deaths
Janis Joplin
American singer (1943–1970).
Born January 19th, 1943 in Port Arthur. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1970 at 27 years old in Hollywood (opioid overdose). [ref]
Loretta Lynn
American singer-songwriter.
Born April 14th, 1932 in Butcher Hollow. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2022 at 90 years old in Hurricane Mills. [ref]
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the hela cell line.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Roanoke.
Died October 4th, 1951 at 31 years old in Baltimore (cervical adenocarcinoma).
Graham Chapman
English comedian, writer and actor (1941-1989).
Born January 8th, 1941 in Leicester. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1989 at 48 years old in Maidstone (oropharynx cancer). [ref]
Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019).
Born July 17th, 1935 in The Bronx.
Died October 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Gordon Cooper
American astronaut (1927-2004).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Shawnee.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 77 years old in Ventura (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Glenn Gould
Canadian composer and pianist.
Born September 25th, 1932 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1982 at 50 years old in Toronto (stroke). [ref]
Jean-Claude Duvalier
President of the republic of haitu (1951-2014).
Born July 3rd, 1951 in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2014 at 63 years old in Port-au-Prince (heart failure). [ref]
Al Smith
American statesman and governor (1873–1944).
Born December 30th, 1873 in Manhattan.
Died October 4th, 1944 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Norman Wisdom
English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter.
Born February 4th, 1915 in London.
Died October 4th, 2010 at 95 years old in Isle of Man (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach