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1,892 Notable deaths
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Päivi Paunu
Finnish singer (1946–2016).
Born September 20th, 1946 in Helsinki.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 70 years old (cancer).
Gyula Zsivótzky
Hungarian hammer thrower.
Born February 25th, 1937 in Budapest.
Died September 29th, 2007 at 70 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
Catholic bishop.
Born July 12th, 1859 in Piacenza.
Died August 22nd, 1914 at 55 years old in Bergamo (cancer). [ref]
Barbara G. Adams
British egyptologist (1945-2002).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Hammersmith. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2002 at 57 years old in London Borough of Enfield (cancer). [ref]
Aghakhan Abdullayev
Azerbaijani khananda (1950-2016).
Born February 6th, 1950 in Baku.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 66 years old in Baku (cancer).
Sven Delblanc
Swedish writer.
Born May 26th, 1931 in Swan River. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1992 at 61 years old in Uppsala (cancer). [ref]
Tamás Wichmann
Hungarian sprint canoer (1948–2020).
Born February 4th, 1948 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2020 at 72 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Anatoly Kuznetsov
Soviet and russian actor (1930–2014).
Born December 31st, 1930 in Moscow.
Died March 7th, 2014 at 83 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Peter Persidis
Austrian footballer (1947-2009).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 61 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Otto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish communist.
Born October 4th, 1881 in Laukaa.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 82 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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