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1 – Morris Chestnut, 57, actor (Boyz n the Hood), Cerritos, CA, 1964
2 – Kate Bosworth, 43, actress (Blue Crush), Los Angeles, CA, 1983
3 – Florence Pugh, 30, actress (Midsommar), Oxford, England, 1996
4 – Patty Loveless, 69, singer, Pikeville, KY, 1957
5 – Bradley Cooper, 51, actor (Wedding Crashers), Philadelphia, PA, 1975
6 – Kate McKinnon, 42, actress (Saturday Night Live), Sea Cliff, NY, 1984
7 – Nicolas Cage, 62, actor, Long Beach, CA, 1964
8 – Terry Sylvester, 79, musician, Liverpool, England, 1947
9 – Jimmy Page, 82, musician, Heston, England, 1944
10 – Rod Stewart, 81, singer, London, England, 1945
11 – Amanda Peet, 54, actress (The Whole Nine Yards), New York, NY, 1972
12 – Howard Stern, 72, radio host, Jackson Heights, NY, 1954
13 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 65, actress (Seinfeld), New York, NY, 1961
14 – Dave Grohl, 57, musician, Springfield, VA, 1969
15 – Dove Cameron, 29, actress, Seattle, WA, 1996
16 – Lin-Manuel Miranda, 46, composer, New York, NY, 1980
17 – Jim Carrey, 64, actor, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, 1962
18 – Kevin Costner, 71, actor, Lynwood, CA, 1955
19 – Dolly Parton, 80, singer, Sevierville, TN, 1946
20 – Questlove (Ahmir Khalib Thompson), 55, musician, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
21 – Geena Davis, 70, actress, Wareham, MA, 1956
22 – Diane Lane, 61, actress (Rumble Fish), New York, NY, 1965
23 – Tiffani Thiessen, 52, actress, Long Beach, CA, 1974
24 – Neil Diamond, 85, musician, Brooklyn, NY, 1941
25 – Alicia Keys, 45, singer, New York, NY, 1981
26 – Ellen DeGeneres, 68, comedian, Metairie, LA, 1958
27 – Mariska Hargitay, 62, actress, Santa Monica, CA, 1964
28 – Alan Alda, 90, actor, Bronx, NY, 1936
29 – Tom Selleck, 81, actor, Detroit, MI, 1945
30 – Christian Bale, 52, actor, Haverfordwest, Wales, 1974
31 – Portia de Rossi, 53, actress, Geelong, Australia, 1973
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