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1,834 Notable deaths
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Paul Guers
French actor.
Born December 19th, 1927 in Tours.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montsoreau (cancer). [ref]
Grisélidis Réal
Writer and prostitute (1929-2005).
Born August 11th, 1929 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2005 at 75 years old in Collonge-Bellerive (cancer). [ref]
Ira Murchison
Athletics competitor.
Born February 6th, 1933 in Chicago.
Died March 28th, 1994 at 61 years old in Harvey (cancer).
Robert Gernhardt
German artist (1937-2006).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Frankfurt am Main (cancer). [ref]
Roberto Farias
Film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Born March 27th, 1932 in Nova Friburgo.
Died May 14th, 2018 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Ernesto Canto
Athletics competitor (1959–2020).
Born October 18th, 1959 in Mexico City.
Died November 20th, 2020 at 61 years old in Mexico City (cancer). [ref]
Hertha Feiler
Austrian actress.
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 54 years old in Munich (cancer).
Gerhard Wagner
Nazi physician (1888-1939).
Born August 18th, 1888 in Chorzów.
Died March 25th, 1939 at 50 years old in Munich (cancer).
Fermín Vélez
Spanish racing driver.
Born April 3rd, 1959 in Barcelona.
Died April 3rd, 2003 at 44 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Raúl Rivero
Cuban poet, writer and dissident (1945–2021).
Born November 23rd, 1945 in Morón.
Died November 6th, 2021 at 75 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
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