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2,140 Notable deaths
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Charlie Hickcox
American swimmer (1947–2010).
Born February 6th, 1947 in Phoenix.
Died June 14th, 2010 at 63 years old in San Diego (cancer). [ref]
August Kowalczyk
Polish actor, activist and holocaust survivor (1921–2012).
Born August 15th, 1921 in Tarnawa Góra.
Died July 29th, 2012 at 90 years old in Oświęcim (cancer). [ref]
Toshiko Yuasa
Japanese physicist (1909-1980).
Born December 11th, 1909 in Ueno.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Rouen (cancer).
Mervyn Wood
Australian rower (1917-2006).
Born April 30th, 1917 in City of Randwick.
Died August 19th, 2006 at 89 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]
Jérôme Savary
Argentine-born french theater director and actor.
Born June 27th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Levallois-Perret (cancer).
Georges Géret
French actor (1924-1996).
Born October 18th, 1924 in 1st arrondissement of Lyon.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 71 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Karl Weigl
Austrian composer (1881–1949).
Born February 6th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 1949 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Zuzana Navarová
Czech singer and composer.
Born June 18th, 1959 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died December 7th, 2004 at 45 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Paul Guers
French actor (1927–2016).
Born December 19th, 1927 in Tours.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 88 years old in Montsoreau (cancer).
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian footballer (born 1959).
Born January 14th, 1959 in Gledachevo.
Died May 8th, 2021 at 62 years old in Sofia (cancer). [ref]
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