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1,761 Notable deaths
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Simon Oakland
American actor (1915-1983).
Born August 28th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died August 29th, 1983 at 68 years old in Cathedral City (cancer).
Larry O'Brien
American politician, postmaster general, commissioner of the national basketball association (1917-1990).
Born July 7th, 1917 in Springfield.
Died September 28th, 1990 at 73 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Joe Alaskey
American stand-up comedian.
Born April 17th, 1952 in Troy.
Died February 3rd, 2016 at 63 years old in Green Island (cancer). [ref]
Margaret Field
American actress (1922-2011).
Born May 10th, 1922 in Houston.
Died November 6th, 2011 at 89 years old in Malibu (cancer). [ref]
Paddy Chayefsky
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981).
Born January 29th, 1923 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1981 at 58 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Don Sutton
American baseball player (1945-2021).
Born April 2nd, 1945 in Clio. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2021 at 75 years old in Rancho Mirage (cancer). [ref]
Cathy O'Donnell
American actress.
Born July 6th, 1925 in Shelby County. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1970 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Lee Miller
U.s. american photographer and photojournalist (1907-1977).
Born April 23rd, 1907 in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1977 at 70 years old in Chiddingly (cancer). [ref]
Terry Scott
British actor and comedian (1927-1994).
Born May 4th, 1927 in Watford.
Died July 26th, 1994 at 67 years old in Godalming (cancer).
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]
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