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1,887 Notable deaths
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Pierino Prati

Italian footballer (1946-2020).

Born December 13th, 1946 in Cinisello Balsamo.

Died June 22nd, 2020 at 73 years old in Catania (cancer). [ref]

Alexander Grin

Russian writer.

Born August 23rd, 1880 in Slobodskoy. [ref]

Died July 8th, 1932 at 51 years old in Staryi Krym (cancer). [ref]

Ivan Král

Czech-american musician.

Born May 12th, 1948 in Prague. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 71 years old in Ann Arbor (cancer). [ref]

Nasser Hejazi

Iranian footballer.

Born December 19th, 1949 in Tehran.

Died May 23rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Tehran (cancer). [ref]

Shirley Ross

American actress, singer (1913-1975).

Born January 7th, 1913 in Omaha.

Died March 9th, 1975 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (cancer).

Charles P. Thacker

American computer pioneer.

Born February 26th, 1943 in Pasadena.

Died June 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]

Roger Edens

American composer (1905–1970).

Born November 9th, 1905 in Hillsboro.

Died July 13th, 1970 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Bibian Mentel

Dutch paralympic snowboarder (1972–2021).

Born September 27th, 1972 in Utrecht. [ref]

Died March 29th, 2021 at 48 years old in Loosdrecht (cancer). [ref]

Mohamed Choukri

Moroccan author.

Born July 15th, 1935 in Bni Chiker.

Died November 15th, 2003 at 68 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]

Kornel Morawiecki

Polish politician (1941-2019).

Born May 3rd, 1941 in Warsaw.

Died September 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer).

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