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2,144 Notable deaths
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Honorino Landa
Chilean footballer (1942-1987).
Born June 1st, 1942 in Puerto Natales.
Died May 30th, 1987 at 44 years old in Santiago (cancer).
Sebastiano Vassalli
Italian writer, novelist and literary critic (1941–2015).
Born October 24th, 1941 in Genoa. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2015 at 73 years old in Casale Monferrato (cancer). [ref]
Päivi Paunu
Finnish singer (1946–2016).
Born September 20th, 1946 in Helsinki.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 70 years old (cancer).
Gyula Zsivótzky
Hungarian hammer thrower (1937–2007).
Born February 25th, 1937 in Budapest.
Died September 29th, 2007 at 70 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi
Italian catholic bishop (1857-1914).
Born July 12th, 1857 in Piacenza.
Died August 22nd, 1914 at 57 years old in Bergamo (cancer).
Barbara G. Adams
British egyptologist (1945-2002).
Born February 19th, 1945 in Hammersmith.
Died June 26th, 2002 at 57 years old in London Borough of Enfield (cancer).
Rita Cadillac
French recording artist, dancer, singer, and actress (1936-1995).
Born May 18th, 1936 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 4th, 1995 at 58 years old in Deauville (cancer).
Júlia Szendrey
Hungarian poet, writer, translator (1828-1868).
Born December 29th, 1828 in Keszthely. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1868 at 39 years old in Pest (cancer). [ref]
Aghakhan Abdullayev
Azerbaijani khananda (1950-2016).
Born February 6th, 1950 in Baku.
Died December 25th, 2016 at 66 years old in Baku (cancer).
Sven Delblanc
Swedish writer (1931–1992).
Born May 26th, 1931 in Swan River.
Died December 15th, 1992 at 61 years old in Uppsala (cancer). [ref]
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