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1,777 Notable deaths
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Leigh Brackett
American novelist and screenwriter.
Born December 7th, 1915 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1978 at 62 years old in Lancaster (cancer). [ref]
Claude Chabrol
French film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor (1930-2010).
Born June 24th, 1930 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2010 at 80 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Patsy Kelly
American actress (1910–1981).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1981 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Jerry Nelson
American puppeteer, singer and voice actor.
Born July 10th, 1934 in Tulsa.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 78 years old in Cape Cod (cancer). [ref]
Alberta Watson
Canadian actress (1955-2015).
Born March 6th, 1955 in Toronto.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 60 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Victor Vasarely
French-hungarian painter and printmaker.
Born April 9th, 1908 in Pécs. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1997 at 88 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Joe Slovo
South african politician (1926-1995).
Born May 23rd, 1926 in Obeliai.
Died January 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Doctor, ivorian politician, first president of côte d'ivoire (1905-1993).
Born October 18th, 1905 in N’Gokro.
Died December 7th, 1993 at 88 years old in Yamoussoukro (cancer). [ref]
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