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1,887 Notable deaths
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Deborah S. Jin
American physicist (1968–2016).
Born November 15th, 1968 in Stanford. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2016 at 47 years old in Boulder (cancer). [ref]
Amir Aczel
Lecturer (1950-2015).
Born November 6th, 1950 in Haifa.
Died November 26th, 2015 at 65 years old in Nîmes (cancer).
Momo Kapor
Serbian novelist, painter and actor (1937-2010).
Born April 8th, 1937 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Belgrade (cancer). [ref]
Zuzana Růžičková
Czech cemballist, pianist and music educator (1927–2017).
Born January 14th, 1927 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2017 at 90 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Donegan
American jazz pianist.
Born April 6th, 1924 in John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1998 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Kazimierz Górski
Polish footballer (1921-2006).
Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Philip Jones Griffiths
Welsh photojournalist.
Born February 18th, 1936 in Rhuddlan. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Joe Fortenberry
American basketball player.
Born April 1st, 1911 in Slidell.
Died June 3rd, 1993 at 82 years old in Amarillo (cancer).
Musine Kokalari
Albanian writer (1917-1983).
Born February 10th, 1917 in Adana.
Died August 14th, 1983 at 66 years old in Rrëshen (cancer).
Eusebio Poncela
Spanish actor.
Born September 15th, 1945 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2025 at 79 years old in El Escorial (cancer). [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou