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1,926 Notable deaths
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Jean Willes
American actress (1923-1989).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 65 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Marius Goring
Actor (1912-1998).
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Newport. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Rushlake Green (cancer). [ref]
Charles Ruggles
American actor (1886-1970).
Born February 8th, 1886 in Los Angeles.
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Hans Fritzsche
German nazi official (1900-1953).
Born April 21st, 1900 in Bochum. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1953 at 53 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Maggie Blye
American actress.
Born October 24th, 1939 in Houston. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2016 at 76 years old in West Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Jack Ramsay
American sports coach and broadcaster (1925-2014).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died April 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Naples (cancer). [ref]
Lucille La Verne
American actress (1872–1945).
Born November 7th, 1872 in Nashville.
Died March 4th, 1945 at 72 years old in Culver City (cancer).
Robert Runcie
Archbishop of canterbury, 1980-1991.
Born October 2nd, 1921 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2000 at 78 years old in St Albans (cancer). [ref]
Horst Dassler
German businessman (1936-1987).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Erlangen.
Died April 9th, 1987 at 51 years old in Erlangen (cancer).
Edward Norton Lorenz
American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008).
Born May 23rd, 1917 in West Hartford.
Died April 16th, 2008 at 90 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 1926
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