Wikipedia:Top 2019 deaths/sandbox

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1 Jeffrey Epstein 16,186,956 66
American financier, sex offender, and Internet meme. Died in an apparent suicide by hanging in July, although the official coroner's report has been highly disputed.
2 Nipsey Hussle 11,437,697 33
American rapper. Shot to death in Los Angeles in March, believed to be related to personal reasons of the suspect.
3 Luke Perry 10,705,783 52
American actor, most famous for acting on TV shows Riverdale and Beverly Hills, 90210. Suffered two strokes in March.
4 Cameron Boyce 10,136,700 20
Another American actor, most famous for acting on the Disney Channel in the TV shows Jessie and Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything. Died in July from complications of epilepsy.
5 Juice Wrld 5,676,774 21
American rapper. Died of a seizure related to an apparent opioid overdose.
6 Doris Day 3,994,476 97
American actress and singer, Hollywood megastar of the 50s and 60s. Perished of natural causes in May.
7 Karl Lagerfeld 3,673,645 85
German fashion designer. Departed life in February from complications of pancreatic cancer.
8 Emiliano Sala 3,434,399 28
Argentine footballer, played for Nantes as a forward. Died in a plane crash into the English Channel in January.
9 Sushma Swaraj 3,358,322 67 Indian politician, elected to Parliament seven times as well as serving in various ministering positions. Died of a heart attack in August.
10 Lorraine Warren 3,160,140 68
11 Elijah Cummings 2,900,192 68
American politician, helped lead the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump. Passed in October from unspecified health complications.
12 Gloria Vanderbilt 2,856,892 95
American fashion designer, socialite, and Anderson Cooper's mom. She ceased to be alive in June due to stomach cancer.
13 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 2,823,953 48
Iraqi terrorist. Detonated a suicide vest in October.
14 Arun Jaitley 2,657,118 66
Indian politician, served as Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs for five years. Expired in August from a myriad of health issues.
15 Keith Flint 2,561,759 49
English musician, lead singer for the Prodigy. Died in a suspected but unconfirmed suicide in March.
16 Niki Lauda 2,441,241 70
Austrian Formula One racer, won three times. Succumbed to unspecified causes in May.
17 Peggy Lipton 2,344,656 72
American actress, was in The Mod Squad. Died of colon cancer in May.
18 Tyler Skaggs 2,299,647 27
American baseball pitcher for the Diamondbacks and the Angels. Accidentally aspirated his own vomit in April.
19 Sulli 2,180,232 25
South Korean K-pop star, was part of f(x). Committed suicide in October.
20 Peter Fonda 2,179,560 79
American actor, almost as many famous relatives as Elizabeth Taylor. Died of lung cancer in August.
21 John Singleton 2,166,372 51
American film director, directed Boyz n the Hood and set some records by being nominated for an Academy Award at 24. Exited life on the tailcoat of a stroke.
22 Ric Ocasek 2,080,495 75
American musician, lead singer for the Cars. His supply of life ran out in September due to natural causes.
23 Rutger Hauer 1,871,991 75
Dutch actor, came to fame through the movie Turkish Delight and is certainly more famous for Blade Runner. Died following an unspecified illness in July.
24 Rip Torn 1,849,130 88
American actor, career spanned over 60 years. Died of "being 88" in July.
25 Toni Morrison 1,824,193 88
American novelist, wrote Song of Solomon. Perished in August due to pneumonia.
26 Robert Mugabe 1,721,215 95
Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician, led the country for over thirty years and established a controversial reputation. Kicked the bucket in September of officially undisclosed causes.
27 Tim Conway 1,714,786 95
28 Kristoff St. John 1,701,748 97
29 Eddie Money 1,694,428 85
30 John Witherspoon 1,679,792 28
31 Jan-Michael Vincent 1,668,102 67
32 Manohar Parrikar 1,630,929 68
33 Robert Forster 1,569,614 95
34 Albert Finney 1,565,764 48
35 Peter Mayhew 1,519,264 66
36 Diahann Carroll 1,396,960 49
37 Ross Perot 1,386,560 70
38 Jessi Combs 1,374,957 27
39 Ashley Massaro 1,319,508 72