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1,834 Notable deaths
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Francine York
American actress, showgirl (1936-2017).
Born August 26th, 1936 in Aurora.
Died January 6th, 2017 at 80 years old in Van Nuys (cancer). [ref]
Dan Hicks
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 9th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died February 6th, 2016 at 74 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
Thomas Austin Preston
American poker player.
Born December 31st, 1928 in Johnson.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 83 years old in Amarillo (cancer).
James Burnham
American philosopher (1905–1987).
Born November 22nd, 1905 in Chicago.
Died July 28th, 1987 at 81 years old in Kent (cancer).
Susana Higuchi
Peruvian politician.
Born April 26th, 1950 in Lima.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 71 years old in Lima (cancer). [ref]
Rupert Davies
British actor (1916-1976).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 60 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Jessie Matthews
English actress, singer and dancer (1907–1981).
Born March 11th, 1907 in London. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1981 at 74 years old in Eastcote (cancer).
Shintarō Katsu
Japanese actor and director (1931-1997).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died June 21st, 1997 at 65 years old in Kashiwa (cancer).
Heather Angel
British actress.
Born February 9th, 1909 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1986 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Aleksey Nikolaevich Tolstoy
Russian-soviet writer (1882-1945).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Pugachyov. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 62 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
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