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1,932 Notable deaths
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Gaston Rébuffat
French mountaineer.
Born May 7th, 1921 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1985 at 64 years old in Bobigny (cancer).
Mary Antin
American memoirist.
Born June 13th, 1881 in Polotsk.
Died May 15th, 1949 at 67 years old in Suffern (cancer).
Abidin Dino
Turkish artist (1913–1993).
Born March 23rd, 1913 in Istanbul.
Died December 7th, 1993 at 80 years old in Paris (cancer).
Leslie Orgel
British chemist (1927–2007).
Born January 12th, 1927 in London.
Died October 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]
Ryu Mi-yong
North korean politician (1921-2016).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Manchuria.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Pyongyang (cancer). [ref]
Theo Lingen
Actor, film director, screenwriter.
Born June 10th, 1903 in Hanover. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1978 at 75 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Josip Katalinski
Bosnian footballer (1948-2011).
Born May 2nd, 1948 in Sarajevo.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 63 years old in Sarajevo (cancer). [ref]
Guillermo O'Donnell
Argentine academic, political scientist and writer (1936-2011).
Born February 24th, 1936 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 29th, 2011 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Agustí Villaronga
Spanish film director, screenwriter, actor (1953–2023).
Born March 4th, 1953 in Palma. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2023 at 69 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Leon Garfield
English children's writer (1921-1996).
Born July 14th, 1921 in Brighton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
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