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1,834 Notable deaths
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Thomas Menino
53rd mayor of boston, massachusetts, usa (1942-2014).
Born December 27th, 1942 in Hyde Park. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Boston (cancer).
Richard Libertini
Actor (1933-2016).
Born May 21st, 1933 in East Cambridge, Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2016 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Lucian Blaga
Romanian writer.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Lancrăm. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cancer). [ref]
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]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 1834
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