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1,834 Notable deaths
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Amaliya Panahova
Azerbaijani actress and director.
Born June 15th, 1945 in Ganja.
Died November 8th, 2018 at 73 years old in Baku (cancer). [ref]
Grigore Obreja
Romanian sprint canoeist (1967–2016).
Born November 6th, 1967 in Somova.
Died May 29th, 2016 at 48 years old in Chevilly-Larue (cancer).
Isidore of Saint Joseph
Passionist lay brother, beatified.
Born April 13th, 1881 in Beveren.
Died October 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Kortrijk (cancer).
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Yukinori Miyabe
Japanese speed skater.
Born July 18th, 1968 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2017 at 48 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Mykola Shmatko
Ukrainian artist (1943-2020).
Born August 17th, 1943 in Krasnohorivka.
Died September 15th, 2020 at 77 years old in Mukachevo (cancer). [ref]
Anšlavs Eglītis
Latvian writer (1906–1993).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Riga.
Died March 4th, 1993 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Wanda Szmielew
Polish mathematician.
Born April 5th, 1918 in Warsaw.
Died August 27th, 1976 at 58 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Ulrich Schamoni
German film director (1939–1998).
Born November 9th, 1939 in Berlin.
Died March 9th, 1998 at 58 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Zhivko Gospodinov
Bulgarian footballer (1957-2015).
Born September 6th, 1957 in Vladimirovo.
Died May 4th, 2015 at 57 years old in Varna (cancer). [ref]
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