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1,834 Notable deaths
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Fred Anton Maier
Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist.
Born December 15th, 1938 in Nøtterøy.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 76 years old in Nøtterøy (cancer). [ref]
Ze'ev Boim
Israeli politician (1943-2011).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2011 at 67 years old in Milwaukee (cancer). [ref]
Charles Pélissier
French cyclist.
Born February 20th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
Catholic bishop.
Born July 12th, 1859 in Piacenza.
Died August 22nd, 1914 at 55 years old in Bergamo (cancer). [ref]
Marcel Perez
Silent-movie actor (1884-1929).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Madrid.
Died February 8th, 1929 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
René Marsiglia
French football player and manager (1959-2016).
Born September 17th, 1959 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2016 at 57 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer (cancer). [ref]
Nikolay Anikin
Cross-country skier (1932-2009).
Born January 25th, 1932 in Ishim.
Died November 14th, 2009 at 77 years old in Duluth (cancer).
Agneta Andersson
Swedish canoeist.
Born April 25th, 1961 in Karlskoga. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2023 at 62 years old (cancer). [ref]
Thierry Van Werveke
Luxembourgish actor (1958-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1958 in Geneva.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 50 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Yury Artyukhin
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Pershutino.
Died August 4th, 1998 at 68 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
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