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2,140 Notable deaths
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Robert Harper
American actor (1951-2020).
Born May 19th, 1951 in New York City.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 68 years old in Rotterdam (cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Winnipeg.
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Justin Raimondo
American activist.
Born November 18th, 1951 in White Plains.
Died June 27th, 2019 at 67 years old in Sebastopol (cancer).
Walter Wanderley
Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of bossa nova and latin jazz.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Recife.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 54 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Neil H. McElroy
American businessman (1904-1972).
Born October 30th, 1904 in Berea.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Cincinnati (cancer).
Dick Irvin
Canadian ice hockey player (1892-1957).
Born July 19th, 1892 in Hamilton.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 64 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Verna Fields
American film editor and entertainment industry executive (1918-1982).
Born March 21st, 1918 in St. Louis.
Died November 30th, 1982 at 64 years old in Encino (cancer).
Qiao Shi
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1924-2015).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Shanghai.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 90 years old in Beijing (cancer).
Renee Godfrey
American actress and singer (1919-1964).
Born September 1st, 1919 in New York City.
Died May 24th, 1964 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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