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Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Simonton.
Died December 6th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
ZaSu Pitts
Actress (1894-1963).
Born January 3rd, 1894 in Kansas.
Died June 7th, 1963 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Jon Landau
American film producer.
Born July 23rd, 1960 in New York City.
Died July 5th, 2024 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Vice president of india from 2002 to 2007.
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Sikar district.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 86 years old in Jaipur (cancer). [ref]
Jeremy Hardy
British comedian (1961-2019).
Born July 17th, 1961 in Farnborough.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 57 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Gilbert Roland
American film actor.
Born December 11th, 1905 in Ciudad Juárez. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1994 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Richard Kiley
American actor (1922-1999).
Born March 31st, 1922 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1999 at 76 years old in Warwick (cancer). [ref]
Werner von Blomberg
German field marshal (1878-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Stargard. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1946 at 67 years old in Nuremberg (cancer).
Alexandra Bastedo
British actress (1946-2014).
Died January 12th, 2014 at 67 years old in Worthing (cancer).
Ettore Bugatti
Italian automobile designer and manufacturer.
Born September 15th, 1881 in Milan.
Died August 21st, 1947 at 65 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
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