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1,933 Notable deaths
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Jérôme Savary
French theater director and actor.
Born June 27th, 1942 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Levallois-Perret (cancer). [ref]
Georges Géret
French actor (1924-1996).
Born October 18th, 1924 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 71 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Karl Weigl
Austrian composer (1881–1949).
Born February 6th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 1949 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Zuzana Navarová
Czech singer and composer.
Born June 18th, 1959 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2004 at 45 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Paul Guers
French actor (1927–2016).
Born December 19th, 1927 in Tours.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montsoreau (cancer).
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian footballer (born 1959).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Gledachevo.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Sofia (cancer). [ref]
Irina Petrescu
Romanian actress (1941-2013).
Born June 19th, 1941 in Bucharest.
Died March 19th, 2013 at 71 years old in Bucharest (cancer).
Mathias Wieman
Actor.
Born June 23rd, 1902 in Osnabrück. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Zürich (cancer). [ref]
Elizabeth Connell
South african-born operatic soprano (1946-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1946 in Gqeberha.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Erik Schumann
German actor (1924–2007).
Born February 15th, 1924 in Grechwitz.
Died February 9th, 2007 at 82 years old in Munich (cancer).
Deaths 1551 to 1560 of 1933
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