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1,933 Notable deaths
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Leo Fall
Austrian composer (1873–1925).
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1925 at 52 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Peter Hintze
German politician (1950-2016).
Born April 25th, 1950 in Bad Honnef.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 66 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Krzysztof Kolberger
Polish actor and theater director.
Born August 13th, 1950 in Gdańsk.
Died January 7th, 2011 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Nurlan Balgimbayev
Kazakhstani politician (1947–2015).
Born November 20th, 1947 in Atyrau.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 67 years old in Atyrau (cancer). [ref]
Brigitte Reimann
German writer.
Born July 21st, 1933 in Burg. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 39 years old in East Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Howard Estabrook
Actor, director, producer, screenwriter (1884-1978).
Born July 11th, 1884 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1978 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Katherine Rawls
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, aviator (1917-1982).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Nashville.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in White Sulphur Springs (cancer).
Sylvère Maes
Belgian cyclist.
Born August 27th, 1909 in Gistel.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 57 years old in Ostend (cancer).
Peter Smith
Roman catholic archbishop (1943-2020).
Born October 21st, 1943 in Battersea.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 76 years old in Chelsea (cancer). [ref]
Antonio Díaz-Miguel
Spanish basketball player.
Born July 2nd, 1934 in Alcázar de San Juan.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 65 years old in Madrid (cancer).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel