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1,892 Notable deaths
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Bengt Djurberg
Actor and singer.
Born July 23rd, 1898 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1941 at 43 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Dick Been
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 63 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).
Alv Gjestvang
Norwegian speed skater (1937-2016).
Born September 13th, 1937 in Østre Toten Municipality.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Lillehammer (cancer). [ref]
Seiji Aochi
Japanese ski jumper.
Born June 21st, 1942 in Otaru.
Died August 14th, 2008 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]
Peter Christensen
Danish politician.
Born April 25th, 1975 in Sønderborg.
Died February 6th, 2025 at 49 years old in Amager (cancer). [ref]
Margit Pörtner
Danish curler.
Born February 16th, 1972 in Hørsholm.
Died April 26th, 2017 at 45 years old in Denmark (cancer). [ref]
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]
Peder Pedersen
Danish cyclist (1945-2015).
Born November 3rd, 1945 in Nørre Nærå.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 69 years old in Odense (cancer). [ref]
Péter Baczakó
Hungarian weightlifter.
Born September 27th, 1951 in Ercsi.
Died April 2nd, 2008 at 56 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Grete Mostny
Austrian anthropologist and archaeologist (1914-1991).
Born September 17th, 1914 in Linz.
Died December 15th, 1991 at 77 years old in Santiago (cancer).
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