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1,834 Notable deaths
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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).
Jeanloup Sieff
French photographer (1933–2000).
Born November 30th, 1933 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 20th, 2000 at 66 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Gunn Wållgren
Swedish actress (1913-1983).
Born November 16th, 1913 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg.
Died June 4th, 1983 at 69 years old in Oscar Parish (cancer).
Friedrich Gundolf
German poet.
Born July 20th, 1880 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1931 at 50 years old in Heidelberg (cancer).
Ernesto de Martino
Italian anthropologist and ethnographer (1908-1965).
Born December 1st, 1908 in Naples.
Died May 9th, 1965 at 56 years old in Rome (cancer).
Franz Eckert
German composer.
Born April 5th, 1852 in Nowa Ruda.
Died August 8th, 1916 at 64 years old in Seoul (cancer).
Alida Chelli
Actress, singer and tv-hostess.
Born October 23rd, 1943 in Carpi.
Died December 14th, 2012 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
Grace Hartman
American actress (1907-1955).
Born January 7th, 1907 in San Francisco.
Died August 8th, 1955 at 48 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Stanley Middleton
British writer.
Born August 1st, 1919 in Nottinghamshire.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 89 years old (cancer). [ref]
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).
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