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1,927 Notable deaths
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Patsy Kelly
American actress (1910–1981).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Brooklyn.
Died September 24th, 1981 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Eva Hart
Titanic survivor (1905-1996).
Born January 31st, 1905 in Ilford.
Died February 11th, 1996 at 91 years old in Chadwell Heath (cancer).
Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Born August 15th, 1887 in Kalamazoo. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1968 at 80 years old (cancer). [ref]
Jerry Nelson
American puppeteer, singer and voice actor.
Born July 10th, 1934 in Tulsa.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 78 years old in Cape Cod (cancer). [ref]
Lothrop Stoddard
American historian, political scientist, journalist and race theorist.
Born June 29th, 1883 in Brookline.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Bill Rieflin
American musician (1960–2020).
Born September 30th, 1960 in Seattle. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 59 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Robert H. Schuller
American television evangelist (1926–2015).
Born September 16th, 1926 in Alton.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Artesia (cancer).
Poul Anderson
American science fiction writer (1926–2001).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Bristol.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old in Orinda (cancer).
Leigh Brackett
American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978).
Born December 7th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 62 years old in Lancaster (cancer).
Christopher Jones
American stage, movie, and television actor (1941-2014).
Born August 18th, 1941 in Jackson.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 72 years old in Los Alamitos (cancer).
Deaths 321 to 330 of 1927
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