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1,834 Notable deaths
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Aïché Nana
Turkish actress, dancer and stripper of armenian origin (1936-2014).
Born February 10th, 1936 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2014 at 77 years old in Rome (cancer).
Lu Yao
Chinese writer (1949-1992).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Qingjian County.
Died November 17th, 1992 at 42 years old in Xi'an (cancer).
Raquel Liberman
Prostitute and active in trafficking in women in argentina (1900-1935).
Born July 10th, 1900 in Berdychiv.
Died April 7th, 1935 at 34 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer).
Colin Webster
Welsh footballer (1932-2001).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Cardiff.
Died March 1st, 2001 at 68 years old in Swansea (cancer).
Isaak Pomeranchuk
Soviet physicist (1913-1966).
Born May 20th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Dominique Baudis
French political figure and journalist (1947-2014).
Born April 14th, 1947 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2014 at 66 years old in Val-de-Grâce (cancer). [ref]
Edgar Barth
German racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1917 in Herold.
Died May 20th, 1965 at 48 years old in Ludwigsburg (cancer).
Heidi Mohr
German footballer (1967-2019).
Born May 29th, 1967 in Weinheim.
Died February 7th, 2019 at 51 years old in Weinheim (cancer). [ref]
Dan Pagis
Israeli writer (1930–1986).
Born October 16th, 1930 in Rădăuți.
Died June 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Peter Monteverdi
Swiss carmaker (1934-1998).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Binningen.
Died July 4th, 1998 at 64 years old in Binningen (cancer).
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