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84 years
American general and diplomat
12/19/1924 – 01/28/2021
96 years
American actress
11/24/1916 – 01/12/2018
101 years
01/14/1940 – 08/15/2015
75 years
04/04/1928 – 05/28/2014
86 years
American poet, author, and civil rights activist
03/11/1917 – 01/03/2012
94 years
06/30/1917 – 05/09/2010
92 years
American singer, actress, dancer and activist
11/24/1920 – 12/26/2009
89 years
11/30/1912 – 03/07/2006
93 years
American photographer, musician, writer and film director
02/04/1913 – 10/24/2005
civil rights activist
10/16/1922 – 04/24/2001
78 years
02/25/1928 – 12/14/1998
70 years
12/29/1917 – 09/29/1998
80 years
05/24/1918 – 11/29/1997
79 years
02/21/1936 – 01/17/1996
59 years
08/01/1894 – 03/28/1984
02/18/1894 – 01/23/1980
85 years
06/03/1887 – 01/01/1977
11/17/1904 – 04/14/1976
71 years
01/31/1919 – 10/24/1972
53 years
American baseball player
01/17/1889 – 02/25/1967
02/01/1882 – 11/05/1961
12/19/1875 – 04/03/1950
74 years
03/21/1865 – 07/02/1946
81 years
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