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1,834 Notable deaths
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Maya Kristalinskaya
Soviet singer (1932-1985).
Born February 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died June 19th, 1985 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Efua Dorkenoo
Ghanaian activist (1949-2014).
Born September 6th, 1949 in Cape Coast.
Died October 18th, 2014 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Jon Michelet
Norwegian author (1944-2018).
Born July 14th, 1944 in Moss. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2018 at 73 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Alice Calhoun
American silent film actress (1900-1966).
Born November 24th, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 1966 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jérôme Savary
French theater director and actor.
Born June 27th, 1942 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Levallois-Perret (cancer). [ref]
Vasile Voiculescu
Romanian writer (1884–1963).
Born October 27th, 1884 in Pârscov.
Died April 27th, 1963 at 78 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Danish composer (1932–2016).
Born November 21st, 1932 in Copenhagen.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 83 years old (cancer). [ref]
Jiří Dienstbier
Czech journalist and politician (1937-2011).
Born April 20th, 1937 in Kladno. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2011 at 73 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Popovkin
Retired russian general and former head of the federal space agency roscosmos.
Born September 25th, 1957 in Dushanbe.
Died June 18th, 2014 at 56 years old in Petah Tikva (cancer).
Mervyn Wood
Australian rower (1917-2006).
Born April 30th, 1917 in City of Randwick.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]
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