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2,139 Notable deaths
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Ronnie Spector
American singer (1943–2022).
Born August 10th, 1943 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2022 at 78 years old in Danbury (cancer). [ref]
Halston
American fashion designer (1932-1990).
Born April 23rd, 1932 in Des Moines.
Died March 26th, 1990 at 57 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019).
Born July 17th, 1935 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died October 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Robert Urich
Actor (1946-2002).
Born December 19th, 1946 in Toronto.
Died April 16th, 2002 at 55 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).
A. A. Milne
British author known for creating winnie-the-pooh (1882–1956).
Born January 18th, 1882 in London, Henley House.
Died January 31st, 1956 at 74 years old in Hartfield (cancer).
Jenny Lind
Swedish classical singer.
Born October 6th, 1820 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1887 at 67 years old in Malvern (cancer).
Caroline Aherne
English comedian, writer and actress (1963-2016).
Born December 24th, 1963 in Ealing.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 52 years old in Timperley (cancer).
Powers Boothe
American actor (1948–2017).
Born June 1st, 1948 in Snyder.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Indian film actor and producer (1923–2014).
Born September 20th, 1924 in Ramapuram.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 89 years old in Hyderabad (cancer).
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