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1,834 Notable deaths
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Walter Reisch
Director, writer, screenwriter (1903-1983).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1983 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Lubomír Kaválek
Czech-american chess player.
Born August 9th, 1943 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2021 at 77 years old in Reston (cancer). [ref]
Bill Scanlon
American tennis player (1956-2021).
Born November 13th, 1956 in Dallas.
Died June 2nd, 2021 at 64 years old in Park City (cancer).
Dorothy Granger
American actress (1912–1995).
Born November 21st, 1911 in New London.
Died January 4th, 1995 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Boris Tishchenko
Soviet composer.
Born March 23rd, 1939 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2010 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer). [ref]
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician.
Born April 26th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 74 years old in Greensburg (cancer). [ref]
Duccio Tessari
Italian filmmaker (1926-1994).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Genoa.
Died September 6th, 1994 at 67 years old in Rome (cancer).
Andrija Delibašić
Montenegrin footballer (1981–2025).
Born April 24th, 1981 in Nikšić.
Died March 19th, 2025 at 43 years old in Podgorica (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]
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