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1,887 Notable deaths
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George Ledyard Stebbins
American botanist and geneticist (1906-2000).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 94 years old in Davis (cancer).
Claude Lefort
French philosopher.
Born April 21st, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 3rd, 2010 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Max Morlock
German footballer (1925-1994).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Nuremberg.
Died September 10th, 1994 at 69 years old in Nuremberg (cancer).
Brian O'Leary
American astronomer, astronaut, writer, blogger and advocate (1940-2011).
Born January 27th, 1940 in Boston.
Died July 28th, 2011 at 71 years old in Ecuador (cancer).
Maria Carta
Italian musician (1934-1994).
Born June 24th, 1934 in Siligo. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1994 at 60 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Errett Lobban Cord
Founder of the cord corporation (1894-1974).
Born July 20th, 1894 in Warrensburg.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 79 years old in Reno (cancer).
Marla English
American film actress (1935-2012).
Born January 4th, 1935 in San Diego.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 77 years old in Tucson (cancer).
Salgueiro Maia
Portuguese soldier.
Born July 1st, 1944 in Castelo de Vide.
Died April 4th, 1992 at 47 years old in Santarém (cancer).
Vicente Saldivar
Mexican boxer.
Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).
Charlie Mariano
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
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