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1,720 Notable deaths
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Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model and activist (1935-2019).
Born July 17th, 1935 in The Bronx.
Died October 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Victoria Wood
British comedian.
Born May 19th, 1953 in Prestwich.
Died April 20th, 2016 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Indian film actor and producer.
Born September 20th, 1924 in Ramapuram.
Died January 22nd, 2014 at 89 years old in Hyderabad (cancer).
Robert Urich
Actor (1946-2002).
Born December 19th, 1946 in Toronto. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2002 at 55 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer). [ref]
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]
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]
Markie Post
American actress (1950-2021).
Born November 4th, 1950 in Palo Alto.
Died August 7th, 2021 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
David Lloyd George
British politician and prime minister (1863–1945).
Born January 17th, 1863 in Manchester. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1945 at 82 years old in Llanystumdwy (cancer). [ref]
Richard Wright
English musician, co-founder of pink floyd (1943–2008).
Born July 28th, 1943 in London.
Died September 15th, 2008 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Levon Helm
American musician (1940-2012).
Born May 26th, 1940 in Elaine. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2012 at 71 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
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