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1,926 Notable deaths
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William Ramsay
Scottish chemist (1852–1916).
Born October 2nd, 1852 in Glasgow.
Died July 23rd, 1918 at 65 years old in High Wycombe (cancer).
Mick Karn
Cypriot-british musician (1958-2011).
Born July 24th, 1958 in Nicosia. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2011 at 52 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Rod Cameron
Canadian-born film and television actor.
Born December 7th, 1910 in Calgary.
Died December 21st, 1983 at 73 years old in Gainesville (cancer).
Philippe Noiret
French actor (1930–2006).
Born October 1st, 1930 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Anthony Dawson
British actor (1916-1992).
Born October 18th, 1916 in Edinburgh.
Died January 8th, 1992 at 75 years old in Sussex (cancer).
Michael Pataki
American actor (1938-2010).
Born January 16th, 1938 in Youngstown.
Died April 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
John Hersey
American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Tianjin. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1993 at 78 years old in Key West (cancer). [ref]
John Buscema
American comics artist (1927–2002).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer).
Cecil Parkinson
British politician (1931-2016).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Carnforth.
Died January 22nd, 2016 at 84 years old in Marylebone (cancer).
Colleen Moore
Actress.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Port Huron.
Died January 25th, 1988 at 88 years old in California (cancer).
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1926
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