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1,834 Notable deaths
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Jean-Pierre Blanc
Film director.
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Charenton-le-Pont. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2004 at 62 years old in Saint-Cloud (cancer). [ref]
Henri Ghéon
French writer.
Born March 15th, 1875 in Bray-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1944 at 69 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Tsvetanka Khristova
Athletics competitor.
Born March 14th, 1962 in Kazanlak.
Died November 14th, 2008 at 46 years old in Kazanlak (cancer). [ref]
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos
Portuguese writer (1923-2006).
Born August 9th, 1923 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2006 at 83 years old in Lisbon (cancer). [ref]
Azzeddine Laraki
Moroccan prime minister (1929-2010).
Died February 1st, 2010 at 80 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Herman Heijermans
Dutch playwright (1864–1924).
Born December 3rd, 1864 in Rotterdam.
Died November 22nd, 1924 at 59 years old in Zandvoort (cancer).
Arkady Arkanov
Russian writer, playwright and stand-up comedian.
Died March 22nd, 2015 at 81 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Gérard Lauzier
French director (1932–2008).
Born November 30th, 1932 in Marseille. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2008 at 76 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Harald Nickel
German footballer (1953-2019).
Born July 21st, 1953 in Espelkamp.
Died August 4th, 2019 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]
Gerry Ashmore
British racing driver.
Born July 25th, 1936 in West Bromwich. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in Leamington (cancer). [ref]
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