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1,889 Notable deaths
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Pasquale Festa Campanile
Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Born July 28th, 1927 in Melfi. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1986 at 58 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Frank Nighbor
Canadian ice hockey player (1893–1966).
Born January 26th, 1893 in Pembroke.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 73 years old in Pembroke (cancer).
James Ewing
American pathologist (1866–1943).
Born December 25th, 1866 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer).
Bujar Bukoshi
Kosovar politician.
Born May 13th, 1947 in Suhareka.
Died June 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Germany (cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Gundolf
German poet.
Born July 20th, 1880 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1931 at 50 years old in Heidelberg (cancer).
Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov
Russian chess grandmaster (1947-2005).
Born January 8th, 1947 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 17th, 2005 at 58 years old in St. George (cancer).
Itō Shinsui
Japanese artist (1898-1972).
Born February 4th, 1898 in Tokyo.
Died May 8th, 1972 at 74 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Philip Ford
Film director, actor (1900-1976).
Born October 16th, 1900 in Portland.
Died January 12th, 1976 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Heinrich von Brentano
German politician and lawyer (1904-1964).
Born June 6th, 1904 in Offenbach am Main.
Died November 14th, 1964 at 60 years old in Darmstadt (cancer).
Alan A'Court
English footballer (1934-2009).
Born September 30th, 1934 in Rainhill.
Died December 14th, 2009 at 75 years old in Nantwich (cancer). [ref]
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