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 in New Orleans

Ray Nagin

American politician and businessman.

Born June 11th, 1956 (age 70 years) in New Orleans.

Reggie Wayne

American football player, wide receiver.

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in New Orleans.

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009).

Born July 21st, 1926 in New Orleans.

Died September 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Palm Springs (lymphoma, leukemia). [ref]

Clay Higgins

American politician and reserve law enforcement officer.

Born August 24th, 1961 (age 64 years) in New Orleans. [ref]

Faith Domergue

American actress (1924–1999).

Born June 16th, 1924 in New Orleans.

Died April 4th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).

Jason Mitchell

American actor.

Born January 5th, 1987 (age 39 years) in New Orleans. [ref]

Jelly Roll Morton

American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941).

Born October 20th, 1890 in New Orleans.

Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma).

Lillian Hellman

American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984).

Born June 20th, 1905 in New Orleans.

Died September 30th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dukes County (myocardial infarction).

Mannie Fresh

American record producer and rapper (born 1969).

Born March 20th, 1969 (age 57 years) in New Orleans.

Allen Toussaint

American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015).

Born January 14th, 1938 in New Orleans.

Died November 9th, 2015 at 77 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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