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Bernard Lazare
French jewish literary critic, political journalist, polemicist, and anarchist (1865-1903).
Born June 14th, 1865 in Nîmes.
Died September 1st, 1903 at 38 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Ghena Dimitrova
Bulgarian lyric singer.
Born May 6th, 1941 in Beglež. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2005 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Wayne Collett
American sprinter (1949–2010).
Born October 20th, 1949 in Los Angeles.
Died March 17th, 2010 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Jürgen Graf
Swiss holocaust denier.
Born August 15th, 1951 in Basel.
Died January 14th, 2025 at 73 years old in Basel (cancer). [ref]
Lembit Ulfsak
Estonian stage and film actor (1947-2017).
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Tallinn (cancer). [ref]
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Soviet and russian actress (1940-2011).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Poltava.
Died August 1st, 2011 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Sihugo Green
American basketball player.
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
Johannes Brost
Swedish actor (1946–2018).
Born September 25th, 1946 in Stockholm.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 71 years old in Lund (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).
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