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1,834 Notable deaths
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Semyon Aranovich
Soviet and russian film director.
Born July 23rd, 1934 in Derazhnia.
Died September 8th, 1996 at 62 years old in Hamburg (cancer).
Josip Friščić
Croatian politician.
Born August 15th, 1949 in Subotica Podravska.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 66 years old in Koprivnica (cancer).
Santos Juliá
Spanish historian.
Born September 16th, 1940 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (cancer). [ref]
Helen Morgan
Welsh field hockey player (1966-2020).
Born July 20th, 1966 in Porthcawl.
Died November 19th, 2020 at 54 years old (cancer). [ref]
John Holland
New zealand hurdler.
Born December 20th, 1926 in Auckland.
Died June 9th, 1990 at 63 years old (cancer).
Ingeborg Drewitz
German writer (1923-1986).
Born January 10th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died November 26th, 1986 at 63 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Asbjørn Sennels
Danish footballer.
Born January 17th, 1979 in Aarhus.
Died July 9th, 2023 at 44 years old (cancer). [ref]
Levon Ananyan
Armenian journalist and translator (1946–2013).
Born October 13th, 1946 in Koghb.
Died September 2nd, 2013 at 66 years old in Yerevan (cancer). [ref]
Yeo Hyo-jin
South korean association football player.
Born April 25th, 1983 in Busan.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 38 years old in South Korea (cancer). [ref]
Antonio Rada
Colombian footballer (1937-2014).
Born June 13th, 1937 in Sabanalarga, Antioquia.
Died June 1st, 2014 at 76 years old in Barranquilla (cancer). [ref]
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