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1,933 Notable deaths
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Yordan Yovkov
Bulgarian writer (1880–1937).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Zheravna. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1937 at 56 years old in Plovdiv (cancer). [ref]
Ruth Drexel
German actress (1930-2009).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Vilshofen an der Donau. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2009 at 78 years old in Feldkirchen (cancer). [ref]
Catherine Sauvage
French actress and singer.
Born May 26th, 1929 in Nancy. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1998 at 68 years old in Bry-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
David Todd Wilkinson
American cosmologist.
Born May 13th, 1935 in Hillsdale.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 67 years old in Princeton (cancer).
Gerhard Wagner
Nazi physician (1888-1939).
Born August 18th, 1888 in Chorzów.
Died March 25th, 1939 at 50 years old in Munich (cancer).
João Morais
Portuguese footballer (1935-2010).
Born March 6th, 1935 in Cascais.
Died April 27th, 2010 at 75 years old in Vila do Conde (cancer).
Shoji Nishio
Japanese aikidoka (1927-2005).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Shimokita District.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Nobuyoshi Tamura
Japanese aikidoka.
Born March 2nd, 1933 in Osaka. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2010 at 77 years old in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (cancer). [ref]
Harold Bernard St. John
Prime minister of barbados (1931-2004).
Born August 16th, 1931 in Christ Church.
Died February 29th, 2004 at 72 years old in Barbados (cancer).
Józef Szmidt
Polish triple jumper (1935–2024).
Born March 28th, 1935 in Miechowice.
Died July 29th, 2024 at 89 years old in Zagozd (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 1531 to 1540 of 1933
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