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1,834 Notable deaths
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Peter Hintze
German politician (1950-2016).
Born April 25th, 1950 in Bad Honnef.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 66 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Constantin Silvestri
Romanian conductor and composer.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Katherine Rawls
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, aviator (1917-1982).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Nashville.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in White Sulphur Springs (cancer).
Antonio Díaz-Miguel
Spanish basketball player.
Born July 2nd, 1934 in Alcázar de San Juan.
Died February 21st, 2000 at 65 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Inga Nielsen
Danish opera soprano (1946-2008).
Born June 2nd, 1946 in Holbæk. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2008 at 61 years old in Gentofte Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Jesús López Cobos
Spanish conductor (1940-2018).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Toro.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Alexandros Nikolaidis
Greek taekwondo athlete (1979–2022).
Born October 17th, 1979 in Thessaloniki.
Died October 14th, 2022 at 42 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer). [ref]
Ed Sadowski
American basketball player.
Born July 11th, 1917 in Akron.
Died September 18th, 1990 at 73 years old in Wall Township (cancer).
Taiji Tonoyama
Actor (1915–1989).
Born October 17th, 1915 in Kobe.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 73 years old (cancer).
Guy Oliver
Actor (1878-1932).
Born September 25th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died September 1st, 1932 at 53 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
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