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2,140 Notable deaths
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Sihugo Green
American basketball player (1933–1980).
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
Magnus Härenstam
Swedish actor, comedian and television presenter (1941–2015).
Born June 19th, 1941 in Västerviks church parish.
Died June 13th, 2015 at 73 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (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).
Volker Lechtenbrink
German actor and singer (1944–2021).
Born August 18th, 1944 in Zelenogradsk. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2021 at 77 years old in Hamburg (cancer). [ref]
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. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2025 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Jun Fukuda
Japanese film director (1923–2000).
Born February 17th, 1923 in Manchuria. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2000 at 77 years old in Setagaya (cancer).
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