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1,834 Notable deaths
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Yosef Shiloach
Israeli actor.
Born July 9th, 1941 in Iranian Kurdistan.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Janwillem van de Wetering
Dutch writer.
Born March 12th, 1931 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2008 at 77 years old in Blue Hill (cancer). [ref]
Georges Lautner
French film director and screenwriter.
Born January 24th, 1926 in Nice. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Silvio Marzolini
Argentine footballer (1940-2020).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Darcy Ribeiro
Brazilian politician and academic (1922-1997).
Born October 26th, 1922 in Salinas.
Died February 17th, 1997 at 74 years old in Brasília (cancer).
Stanislav Hurenko
Soviet politician (1936-2013).
Born May 30th, 1936 in Ilovaisk.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 76 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Christine Nöstlinger
Austrian children's and young adult's writer (1936-2018).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2018 at 81 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Musine Kokalari
Albanian writer (1917-1983).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Adana.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 66 years old in Rrëshen (cancer).
Gilbert Kaplan
American businessman and amateur conductor.
Born March 3rd, 1941 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2016 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Fletcher Pratt
American military historian and fantasy writer.
Born April 25th, 1897 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1956 at 59 years old in Long Branch (cancer). [ref]
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