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1,834 Notable deaths
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Carol Vadnais
Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1945-2014).
Born September 25th, 1945 in Montreal.
Died August 31st, 2014 at 68 years old in Laval (cancer).
Yevgeny Vakhtangov
Russian and soviet actor, theatre director (1883-1922).
Born February 13th, 1883 in Vladikavkaz. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1922 at 39 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Bob Bemer
American aerospace engineer (1920-2004).
Born February 8th, 1920 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died June 22nd, 2004 at 84 years old in Possum Kingdom Lake (cancer).
Józef Oleksy
Polish politician, prime minister of poland (1946-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1946 in Nowy Sącz. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2015 at 68 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Rafaela Ottiano
Italian actress.
Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).
Bob Sweeney
American television director and actor (1918–1992).
Born October 19th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died June 7th, 1992 at 73 years old in Westlake Village (cancer).
Ralph Owen Brewster
American politician (1888–1961).
Born February 22nd, 1888 in Dexter.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 73 years old in Brookline (cancer).
Harald Edelstam
Swedish diplomat (1913-1989).
Born March 17th, 1913 in Stockholm.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in Stockholm (cancer).
Peter Norbeck
American politician (1870-1936).
Born August 27th, 1870 in Vermillion.
Died December 20th, 1936 at 66 years old in Redfield (cancer).
Archie Mayo
Movie director and stage actor (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Guadalajara (cancer). [ref]
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