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1,834 Notable deaths
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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).
Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist.
Born February 14th, 1951 in Cairo.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
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).
Mary Tamm
British actress (1950-2012).
Born March 22nd, 1950 in Bradford.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Walter Gotell
Actor (1924-1997).
Born March 15th, 1924 in Bonn.
Died May 5th, 1997 at 73 years old in London (cancer).
Nedra Volz
American actress.
Born June 18th, 1908 in Montrose.
Died January 20th, 2003 at 94 years old in Mesa (cancer).
David Baltimore
American biologist and nobel laureate (1938–2025).
Born March 7th, 1938 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2025 at 87 years old in Woods Hole (cancer). [ref]
Pravin Gordhan
South african politician.
Born April 12th, 1949 in Durban.
Died September 13th, 2024 at 75 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]
Junior Walker
American saxophonist (1931-1995).
Born June 14th, 1931 in Blytheville.
Died November 23rd, 1995 at 64 years old in Battle Creek (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 1834
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