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1,881 Notable deaths
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Michael Pataki
American actor (1938-2010).
Born January 16th, 1938 in Youngstown.
Died April 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
John Hersey
American journalist, novelist, professor (1914-1993).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Tianjin. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1993 at 78 years old in Key West (cancer). [ref]
John Buscema
American comics artist (1927–2002).
Born December 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 2002 at 74 years old in Port Jefferson (cancer).
Cecil Parkinson
British politician (1931-2016).
Born September 1st, 1931 in Carnforth.
Died January 22nd, 2016 at 84 years old in Marylebone (cancer).
Colleen Moore
Actress.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Port Huron.
Died January 25th, 1988 at 88 years old in California (cancer).
Jean Willes
American actress (1923-1989).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 65 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Marius Goring
Actor (1912-1998).
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Newport. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Rushlake Green (cancer). [ref]
Charles Ruggles
American actor (1886-1970).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Hans Fritzsche
German nazi official (1900-1953).
Born April 21st, 1900 in Bochum. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1953 at 53 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Maggie Blye
American actress.
Born October 24th, 1939 in Houston. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2016 at 76 years old in West Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
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