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1,937 Notable deaths
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Peter Persidis
Austrian footballer (1947-2009).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 61 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Otto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish communist.
Born October 4th, 1881 in Laukaa.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 82 years old in Moscow (cancer).
David Mourão-Ferreira
Portuguese writer (1927–1996).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Lisbon.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Charles Pélissier
French cyclist (1903–1959).
Born February 20th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Antonio Ozores
Spanish actor.
Born August 24th, 1928 in Burjassot.
Died May 12th, 2010 at 81 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Antoni Torres
Footballer (1943-2003).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Balaguer.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 59 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Yury Artyukhin
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Pershutino.
Died August 4th, 1998 at 68 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
Thierry Van Werveke
Luxembourgish actor (1958-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1958 in Geneva.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 50 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Chris Lawrence
Racecar driver.
Born July 27th, 1933 in Ealing. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Herefordshire (cancer). [ref]
Hans Fruhstorfer
German entomologist (1866-1922).
Born March 7th, 1866 in Passau.
Died April 9th, 1922 at 56 years old in Munich (cancer).
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