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1,890 Notable deaths
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Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian footballer (born 1959).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Gledachevo.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Sofia (cancer). [ref]
Irina Petrescu
Romanian actress (1941-2013).
Born June 19th, 1941 in Bucharest.
Died March 19th, 2013 at 71 years old in Bucharest (cancer).
Mathias Wieman
Actor.
Born June 23rd, 1902 in Osnabrück. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Zürich (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]
Paul Drayton
American sprinter.
Born May 8th, 1939 in Glen Cove.
Died March 2nd, 2010 at 70 years old in Cleveland (cancer). [ref]
Simon Terry
British archer.
Born March 27th, 1974 in Stirling.
Died July 19th, 2021 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Hertha Feiler
Austrian actress.
Born August 3rd, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 54 years old in Munich (cancer).
María Rivas Castro
Venezuelan singer (1960-2019).
Born January 26th, 1960 in Caracas.
Died September 19th, 2019 at 59 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Tikhon Kiselyov
Soviet statesman (1917-1983).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Aharodnya Kuz′minitskaya.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 65 years old in Minsk (cancer).
Vasile Voiculescu
Romanian writer (1884–1963).
Born October 27th, 1884 in Pârscov.
Died April 27th, 1963 at 78 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
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