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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]

Basil Poledouris

Greek-american composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006).

Born August 21st, 1945 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died November 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

William Ramsay

Scottish chemist.

Born October 2nd, 1852 in Glasgow. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1918 at 65 years old in High Wycombe (cancer). [ref]

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