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1,887 Notable deaths
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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]
Barbara Ward
British economist; life peer (1914-1981).
Born May 23rd, 1914 in Heworth.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Lodsworth (cancer).
Philippe Labro
French author, journalist, film director, media personality, lyricist.
Born August 27th, 1936 in Montauban.
Died June 4th, 2025 at 88 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Jun Fukuda
Japanese film director.
Born February 17th, 1923 in Manchuria. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Setagaya-ku (cancer).
Isabelle Corey
French actress and model.
Born May 29th, 1939 in Metz. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Crozon (cancer). [ref]
Sulejman Tihić
Bosnian politician (1951-2014).
Born November 26th, 1951 in Šamac.
Died September 25th, 2014 at 62 years old in Sarajevo (cancer).
John Deely
American philosopher and semiotician.
Born April 26th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 7th, 2017 at 74 years old in Greensburg (cancer). [ref]
Can Yücel
Turkish poet (1926-1999).
Born August 21st, 1926 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1999 at 72 years old in İzmir (cancer).
Karekin I
Catholicoi of armenia.
Born August 27th, 1932 in Kesab.
Died June 29th, 1999 at 66 years old in Vagharshapat (cancer).
Diogo de Freitas do Amaral
Portuguese politician (1941-2019).
Born July 21st, 1941 in Póvoa de Varzim.
Died October 3rd, 2019 at 78 years old in Cascais e Estoril (cancer). [ref]
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