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1,881 Notable deaths
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Sally Blane
American actress (1910-1997).
Born July 11th, 1910 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1997 at 87 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Heather Angel
British actress.
Born February 9th, 1909 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1986 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Ibrahim Touré
Ivorian footballer (1985–2014).
Born September 27th, 1985 in Bouaké. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2014 at 28 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
D. C. Fontana
American screenwriter (1939-2019).
Born March 25th, 1939 in Sussex County.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Susana Higuchi
Peruvian politician.
Born April 26th, 1950 in Lima.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 71 years old in Lima (cancer). [ref]
Sarah Marshall
British actress (1933-2014).
Born May 25th, 1933 in London.
Died January 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Kalpana Lajmi
Indian film director.
Born May 31st, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died September 23rd, 2018 at 64 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Israeli physicist and management guru (1947-2011).
Born March 31st, 1947 in Mandatory Palestine. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2011 at 64 years old in Israel (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).
George MacDonald Fraser
English-born author of scottish descent.
Born April 2nd, 1925 in Carlisle. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in Isle of Man (cancer). [ref]
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