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1,834 Notable deaths
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Kaoru Yachigusa
Japanese actress (1931-2019).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Gordon Hodgson
Footballer, football manager (1904-1951).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died June 14th, 1951 at 47 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (cancer).
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).
Giancarlo Baghetti
Racecar driver.
Born December 25th, 1934 in Milan.
Died November 27th, 1995 at 60 years old in Milan (cancer).
Edith Lucie Bongo
First lady of gabon (1964-2009).
Born March 10th, 1964 in Brazzaville.
Died March 14th, 2009 at 45 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Bhupen Khakhar
Indian artist (1934-2003).
Born March 10th, 1934 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2003 at 69 years old in Vadodara (cancer). [ref]
Franklyn Farnum
American actor (1878-1961).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1961 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Klaus Johann Jacobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2008).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Bremen.
Died September 11th, 2008 at 71 years old in Küsnacht (cancer). [ref]
Josef Škvorecký
Czech-canadian writer and publisher (1924-2012).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Náchod. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 87 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Dick Rivers
French actor and singer.
Born April 24th, 1945 in Nice. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2019 at 74 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde