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1,834 Notable deaths
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Władysław Broniewski
Polish poet.
Born December 17th, 1897 in Płock. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1962 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
George Davis
American actor (1889-1965).
Born November 7th, 1889 in Amsterdam.
Died April 19th, 1965 at 75 years old in Los Angeles, Woodland Hills (cancer).
Jurga Ivanauskaitė
Lithuanian writer (1961-2007).
Born November 14th, 1961 in Vilnius.
Died February 17th, 2007 at 45 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]
Vasco Graça Moura
Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician.
Born January 3rd, 1942 in Foz do Douro. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2014 at 72 years old in Lisbon (cancer). [ref]
Ulla Pia
Danish singer.
Born February 17th, 1945 in Copenhagen.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 75 years old in Gammel Holte (cancer). [ref]
José Guirao
Spanish culture and sport minister.
Born June 9th, 1959 in Pulpí. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2022 at 63 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Elizabeth Connell
South african-born operatic soprano (1946-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1946 in Gqeberha.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Alla Bayanova
Russian singer.
Born May 18th, 1914 in Chișinău.
Died August 30th, 2011 at 97 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Carmen Alborch
Spanish politician and writer.
Born October 31st, 1947 in Castelló de Rugat.
Died October 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Valencia (cancer). [ref]
Klaus Hagerup
Norwegian author, actor and director.
Born March 5th, 1946 in Oslo, Haugerud, Oslo. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2018 at 72 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 1521 to 1530 of 1834
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