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1,933 Notable deaths
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Pavel Sadyrin
Russian footballer (1942-2001).
Born September 18th, 1942 in Perm.
Died December 1st, 2001 at 59 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Denis Brodeur
Canadian photographer and ice hockey player (1930–2013).
Born October 12th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2013 at 82 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Rapsat
Singer-songwriter.
Born May 28th, 1948 in Ixelles - Elsene.
Died April 20th, 2002 at 53 years old in Verviers (cancer).
Alice Calhoun
American silent film actress (1900-1966).
Born November 24th, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 1966 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Bryan Grant
American tennis player (1910–1986).
Born December 25th, 1910 in Atlanta.
Died June 5th, 1986 at 75 years old in Atlanta (cancer).
Manuel Alexandre
Spanish actor (1917–2010).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Madrid.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 92 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
John Davies
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, u.s. federal judge.
Born May 17th, 1929 in Willoughby.
Died March 24th, 2020 at 90 years old in Pasadena (cancer). [ref]
Maria Pacôme
French actress.
Born July 18th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2018 at 95 years old in Ballainvilliers (cancer). [ref]
Jocelyne Saab
Lebanese film director (1948-2019).
Born April 30th, 1948 in Beirut. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Sergey Filippov
Soviet actor (1912-1990).
Born June 24th, 1912 in Saratov.
Died April 19th, 1990 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Deaths 1521 to 1530 of 1933
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