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1,834 Notable deaths
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Erno Paasilinna
Finnish writer and journalist.
Born March 14th, 1935 in Pechenga. [ref]
Died September 30th, 2000 at 65 years old in Tampere (cancer). [ref]
Günter Haritz
German cyclist.
Born October 16th, 1948 in Heidelberg.
Died October 29th, 2025 at 77 years old in Leimen (cancer). [ref]
John Glenn Beall Jr.
American politician (1927-2006).
Born June 19th, 1927 in Cumberland.
Died March 24th, 2006 at 78 years old in Cumberland (cancer).
Dennis Green
Australian canoeist.
Born May 26th, 1931 in Sydney. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2018 at 87 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]
August Gaul
German animal sculptor (1869-1921).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Großauheim.
Died October 18th, 1921 at 51 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Harry Kerr
New zealand athlete (1879-1951).
Born January 28th, 1879 in Taranaki Region.
Died May 17th, 1951 at 72 years old in Taranaki Region (cancer).
Hans Quest
German actor.
Born August 20th, 1915 in Herford.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Munich (cancer).
Jean Nicolay
Belgian footballer (1937-2014).
Born December 27th, 1937 in Liège.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 76 years old in City of Brussels (cancer). [ref]
Janusz Bolonek
Catholic archbishop and nuncio.
Born December 6th, 1938 in Huta Dłutowska.
Died March 2nd, 2016 at 77 years old in Łódź (cancer).
Max Rée
Art director (1889-1953).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died March 7th, 1953 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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