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1,834 Notable deaths
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Willie Best
Actor (1916-1962).
Born May 27th, 1916 in Sunflower.
Died February 27th, 1962 at 45 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Sicilian writer and prince (1896-1957).
Born December 23rd, 1896 in Palermo. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1957 at 60 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Tino Insana
American actor (1948-2017).
Born February 15th, 1948 in Chicago.
Died May 31st, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jackie Blanchflower
Northern irish footballer (1933-1998).
Born March 7th, 1933 in Belfast.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 65 years old in Manchester (cancer).
Mary Treen
American actress (1907-1989).
Born March 27th, 1907 in St. Louis.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 82 years old in Newport Beach (cancer).
Celeste Yarnall
American actress (1944-2018).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Long Beach.
Died October 7th, 2018 at 74 years old in Westlake Village (cancer). [ref]
Bukka White
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1906 in Houston.
Died February 26th, 1977 at 70 years old in Memphis (cancer).
Eric Montross
American basketball player (1971-2023).
Born September 23rd, 1971 in Indianapolis.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 52 years old in Chapel Hill (cancer). [ref]
Charles Jencks
American architecture theorist, critic and landscape architect.
Born June 21st, 1939 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2019 at 80 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Lilyan Tashman
American actress (1896–1934).
Born October 23rd, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 37 years old in New York City (cancer).
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