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Lothrop Stoddard
American historian, political scientist, journalist and race theorist.
Born June 29th, 1883 in Brookline.
Died May 1st, 1950 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Bill Rieflin
American musician (1960–2020).
Born September 30th, 1960 in Seattle. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2020 at 59 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Robert H. Schuller
American television evangelist (1926–2015).
Born September 16th, 1926 in Alton.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Artesia (cancer).
Poul Anderson
American science fiction writer (1926–2001).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Bristol.
Died July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old in Orinda (cancer).
Leigh Brackett
American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978).
Born December 7th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 62 years old in Lancaster (cancer).
Christopher Jones
American stage, movie, and television actor (1941-2014).
Born August 18th, 1941 in Jackson.
Died January 31st, 2014 at 72 years old in Los Alamitos (cancer).
Antony Sher
British actor, writer and theatre director.
Born June 14th, 1949 in Cape Town.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (cancer). [ref]
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
American astronomer.
Born July 4th, 1868 in Lancaster.
Died December 12th, 1921 at 53 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Flora Robson
English actress (1902-1984).
Born March 28th, 1902 in South Shields. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1984 at 82 years old in Brighton (cancer).
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
Norwegian princess; elder sister of king harald v of norway.
Born June 9th, 1930 in Royal Palace, Oslo.
Died September 16th, 2012 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
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