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1,890 Notable deaths
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Giuseppe Berto

Writer, screenwriter (1914–1978).

Born December 27th, 1914 in Mogliano Veneto.

Died November 2nd, 1978 at 63 years old in Rome (cancer).

Azzeddine Laraki

Moroccan prime minister (1929-2010).

Born May 1st, 1929 in Fez.

Died February 1st, 2010 at 80 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]

Lone Dybkjær

Danish politician (1940-2020).

Born May 23rd, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died July 20th, 2020 at 80 years old in Bispebjerg Hospital (cancer). [ref]

Alexander Kolowrat

Austrian film producer (1886-1927).

Born January 29th, 1886 in Glen Ridge.

Died December 5th, 1927 at 41 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]

Eduardo Flores

Argentine footballer.

Born April 23rd, 1944 in La Plata.

Died January 20th, 2022 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]

Rafael Amador

Mexican footballer (1959-2018).

Born February 15th, 1959 in Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl.

Died July 31st, 2018 at 59 years old in Puebla City (cancer). [ref]

Jean Amrouche

Algerian francophone writer, poet and journalist.

Born February 7th, 1906 in Ighil Ali. [ref]

Died April 16th, 1962 at 56 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]

Arkady Arkanov

Russian writer, playwright and stand-up comedian.

Born June 7th, 1933 in Kyiv.

Died March 22nd, 2015 at 81 years old in Moscow (cancer).

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]

Lev Dyomin

Soviet cosmonaut (1926–1998).

Born January 11th, 1926 in Moscow.

Died December 18th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).

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