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1,880 Notable deaths
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Betty Wright
American singer (1953-2020).
Born December 21st, 1953 in Miami.
Died May 10th, 2020 at 66 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Vietnamese police chief (1930–1998).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Huế.
Died July 14th, 1998 at 67 years old in Burke (cancer).
Peter Bowles
English actor (1936–2022).
Born October 16th, 1936 in London.
Died March 17th, 2022 at 85 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Haydn Gwynne
British actress.
Born March 21st, 1957 in Hurstpierpoint. [ref]
Died October 20th, 2023 at 66 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Queen Sophia of Greece
Queen consort of greece (1870-1932).
Born June 14th, 1870 in Potsdam.
Died January 13th, 1932 at 61 years old in Frankfurt am Main (cancer).
Elmer Bernstein
American composer and conductor (1922-2004).
Born April 4th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2004 at 82 years old in Ojai (cancer).
Pegi Young
American singer (1952–2019).
Born December 1st, 1952 in San Mateo.
Died January 1st, 2019 at 66 years old in Mountain View (cancer). [ref]
Wang Jingwei
Chinese politician, leader of wang jingwei regime (1883-1944).
Born May 4th, 1883 in Sanshui District. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1944 at 61 years old in Nagoya (cancer). [ref]
Primo Carnera
Italian boxer (1906-1967).
Born October 26th, 1906 in Sequals.
Died June 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Sequals (cancer).
Bruce Shand
British army officer.
Born January 22nd, 1917 in London.
Died June 11th, 2006 at 89 years old in Stourpaine (cancer). [ref]
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