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Herbert Friedman
American physicist (1916-2000).
Born June 21st, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died September 9th, 2000 at 84 years old in Arlington County (cancer). [ref]
Ted Schroeder
Us tennis player (1921-2006).
Born July 20th, 1921 in Newark.
Died May 26th, 2006 at 84 years old in La Jolla (cancer). [ref]
Helle Virkner
Danish actress (1925-2009).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Aarhus.
Died June 10th, 2009 at 83 years old in Charlottenlund (cancer). [ref]
Aram Tigran
Syrian-armenian singer (1934-2009).
Born January 15th, 1934 in Qamishli.
Died August 8th, 2009 at 75 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]
Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly
President of the dominican republic (1904-1979).
Born August 22nd, 1904 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died December 28th, 1979 at 75 years old in Santo Domingo (cancer).
Ab McDonald
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born February 18th, 1936 in Winnipeg.
Died September 4th, 2018 at 82 years old in Winnipeg (cancer). [ref]
Jeanie MacPherson
Actress, screenwriter.
Born May 18th, 1886 in Boston.
Died August 26th, 1946 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Gaston Rahier
Belgian motorcycle racer (1947–2005).
Born February 1st, 1947 in Chaineux.
Died February 8th, 2005 at 58 years old in Creil (cancer).
Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Belarusian rabbi (1863-1940).
Born August 24th, 1863 in Iŭje.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer).
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