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1,881 Notable deaths
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Laxmi Prasad Devkota

Nepali poet (1909-1959).

Born November 12th, 1909 in Kathmandu.

Died September 14th, 1959 at 49 years old in Kathmandu (cancer).

Leonid Telyatnikov

Ukrainian firefighter (1951–2004).

Born January 25th, 1951.

Died December 2nd, 2004 at 53 years old in Kyiv (cancer).

Robert J. Wilke

American actor (1914-1989).

Born May 18th, 1914 in Cincinnati.

Died March 28th, 1989 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Mimi Fariña

American musician.

Born April 30th, 1945 in Palo Alto. [ref]

Died July 18th, 2001 at 56 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]

Mary Philips

American stage actor (1901-1975).

Born January 23rd, 1901 in New London.

Died April 22nd, 1975 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).

Lillian Randolph

American actress (1898–1980).

Born December 14th, 1898 in Knoxville.

Died September 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Walter Gotell

Actor (1924-1997).

Born March 15th, 1924 in Bonn.

Died May 5th, 1997 at 73 years old in London (cancer).

Jacqueline Saburido

Venezuelan burn victim.

Born December 20th, 1978 in Caracas.

Died April 20th, 2019 at 40 years old in Guatemala City (cancer).

Will Wright

American character actor.

Born March 26th, 1894 in San Francisco.

Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).

Vasily Grossman

Russian soviet writer and journalist (1905-1964).

Born December 12th, 1905 in Berdychiv.

Died September 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).

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