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1,937 Notable deaths
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Jan Kociniak
Polish actor.
Born November 8th, 1937 in Stryi.
Died April 20th, 2007 at 69 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Grant Turner
New zealand footballer (1958–2023).
Born October 7th, 1958 in Lower Hutt.
Died February 28th, 2023 at 64 years old in Tauranga (cancer). [ref]
Brita Koivunen
Finnish schlager singer (1931-2014).
Born August 31st, 1931 in Helsinki.
Died April 12th, 2014 at 82 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
Maxie Wander
Austrian author (1933–1977).
Born January 3rd, 1933 in Vienna.
Died November 21st, 1977 at 44 years old in Kleinmachnow (cancer).
Carl Harries
German chemist.
Born August 5th, 1866 in Luckenwalde.
Died November 22nd, 1923 at 57 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Gianpiero Moretti
Italian racecar driver (1940–2012).
Born March 20th, 1940 in Milan.
Died January 14th, 2012 at 71 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Shinobu Sekine
Japanese judoka (1943-2018).
Born September 20th, 1943 in Oarai.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 75 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Isidore of Saint Joseph
Passionist lay brother, beatified.
Born April 13th, 1881 in Beveren.
Died October 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Kortrijk (cancer).
Mónica Jiménez
Chilean politician (1940–2020).
Born December 25th, 1940 in Santiago.
Died August 25th, 2020 at 79 years old in Santiago (cancer). [ref]
Eleonora de Cisneros
American opera singer (1878-1934).
Born November 1st, 1878 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1934 at 55 years old in New York City (cancer).
Deaths 1781 to 1790 of 1937
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