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1,937 Notable deaths
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Wanda Szmielew
Polish mathematician.
Born April 5th, 1918 in Warsaw.
Died August 27th, 1976 at 58 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Jan Arlazorov
Russian actor and stand-up comic (1947-2009).
Born August 26th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Karen Stives
Equestrian (1950-2015).
Born November 3rd, 1950 in Boston.
Died August 14th, 2015 at 64 years old in Dover (cancer). [ref]
Ramon Barnils i Folguera
Catalan journalist (1940–2001).
Born October 13th, 1940 in Sabadell.
Died March 14th, 2001 at 60 years old in Reus (cancer).
Günter Haritz
German cyclist.
Born October 16th, 1948 in Heidelberg.
Died October 29th, 2025 at 77 years old in Leimen (cancer). [ref]
Giulio Bosetti
Italian actor and director (1930–2009).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Bergamo.
Died December 24th, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Erhard Wunderlich
German handball player (1956–2012).
Born December 14th, 1956 in Augsburg.
Died October 4th, 2012 at 55 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Hans Quest
German actor.
Born August 20th, 1915 in Herford.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Munich (cancer).
Andrzej Niemczyk
Polish sportsperson (1944–2016).
Born January 16th, 1944 in Łódź. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 72 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
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