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Paul Drayton
American sprinter.
Born May 8th, 1939 in Glen Cove.
Died March 2nd, 2010 at 70 years old in Cleveland (cancer). [ref]
Simon Terry
British archer.
Born March 27th, 1974 in Stirling.
Died July 19th, 2021 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Hertha Feiler
Austrian actress.
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 54 years old in Munich (cancer).
María Rivas Castro
Venezuelan singer (1960-2019).
Born January 26th, 1960 in Caracas.
Died September 19th, 2019 at 59 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Tikhon Kiselyov
Soviet statesman (1917-1983).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Aharodnya Kuz′minitskaya.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Minsk (cancer).
Vasile Voiculescu
Romanian writer (1884–1963).
Born October 27th, 1884 in Pârscov.
Died April 27th, 1963 at 78 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
Táňa Fischerová
Czech actress (1947-2019).
Born June 6th, 1947 in Prague.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 72 years old in Čerčany (cancer). [ref]
Paulo Amaral
Brazilian association football player (1923-2008).
Born October 18th, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Fereydoon Hoveyda
Iranian writer and diplomat (1924-2006).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Damascus.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Clifton (cancer).
Viveka Seldahl
Swedish actress (1944–2001).
Born March 15th, 1944 in Oscar Parish.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 57 years old in Kungsholm parish (cancer).
Deaths 1561 to 1570 of 1933
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