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1,834 Notable deaths
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Gernot Jurtin
Austrian footballer (1955-2006).
Born October 9th, 1955 in Scheifling.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 51 years old in Altenmarkt im Pongau (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov
Former president of the udmurt republic (1951-2017).
Born December 25th, 1951 in Bryansk.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 65 years old in Germany (cancer). [ref]
María Rosa Lida de Malkiel
Argentine philologist (1910–1962).
Born November 7th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 25th, 1962 at 51 years old in Oakland (cancer).
Francisco Javier Aguilar García
Spanish footballer (1949-2020).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Santander.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Halina Aszkiełowicz
Polish volleyball player (1947-2018).
Born February 4th, 1947 in Słupsk.
Died June 22nd, 2018 at 71 years old in Wrocław (cancer). [ref]
István Kocsis
Hungarian footballer (1949-1994).
Born October 6th, 1949 in Csorna.
Died June 9th, 1994 at 44 years old in Csorna (cancer).
Joan Mari Torrealdai
Basque writer, sociologist, journalist, and bibliographer.
Born November 24th, 1942 in Forua.
Died July 31st, 2020 at 77 years old in Usurbil (cancer). [ref]
Richard Dürr
Swiss footballer (1938-2014).
Born December 1st, 1938 in St. Gallen.
Died May 29th, 2014 at 75 years old in Lausanne University Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Betsy Snite
Alpine skier (1938-1984).
Born December 20th, 1938 in Grand Rapids.
Died June 15th, 1984 at 45 years old in Burlington (cancer).
Georgy Taratorkin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born January 11th, 1945 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 4th, 2017 at 72 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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