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1,834 Notable deaths
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Charlie Shavers
Jazz trumpeter.
Born August 3rd, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 1971 at 50 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Leslie Orgel
British chemist.
Born January 12th, 1927 in London.
Died October 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]
Gaston Rébuffat
French mountaineer.
Born May 7th, 1921 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1985 at 64 years old in Bobigny (cancer).
Don L. Anderson
American geophysicist (1933-2014).
Born March 5th, 1933 in Frederick.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Cambria (cancer).
Josip Katalinski
Bosnian footballer (1948-2011).
Born May 2nd, 1948 in Sarajevo.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 63 years old in Sarajevo (cancer). [ref]
Danielle Gaubert
French actress (1943-1987).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Nuars. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1987 at 44 years old in Marseille (cancer). [ref]
Rainer Barzel
German politician of the cdu (1924-2006).
Born June 20th, 1924 in Braniewo.
Died August 26th, 2006 at 82 years old in Munich (cancer). [ref]
Claud Allister
British actor (1888-1970).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Iona Brown
British violinist and conductor.
Born January 7th, 1941 in Salisbury. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2004 at 63 years old in Salisbury (cancer). [ref]
Jacob Taubes
Sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of judaism (1923-1987).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
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