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1,834 Notable deaths
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Fred McDowell
American hill country blues singer and guitar player.
Born January 12th, 1904 in Tennessee. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
William Thurston
American mathematician (1946–2012).
Born October 30th, 1946 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 21st, 2012 at 65 years old in Rochester (cancer). [ref]
Cathy Downs
American actress.
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Port Jefferson.
Died December 8th, 1976 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch
Scottish politician (1864-1935).
Born March 30th, 1864 in Montagu House, Whitehall.
Died October 19th, 1935 at 71 years old in Bowhill House (cancer).
Douglas Kennedy
American supporting actor (1915-1973).
Born September 14th, 1915 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 1973 at 57 years old in Honolulu (cancer).
Bram Fischer
South african lawyer and anti-apartheid activist (1908-1975).
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Bloemfontein.
Died May 8th, 1975 at 67 years old in Bloemfontein (cancer).
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Catholic cardinal (1932-2017).
Born August 24th, 1932 in Reading.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 85 years old in London (cancer).
Chad Brown
American actor and poker player (1961-2014).
Born August 13th, 1961 in Manhattan.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 52 years old in The Bronx (cancer).
Emlyn Williams
Welsh writer, dramatist and actor (1905-1987).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Mostyn.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 81 years old in London (cancer).
Paul A. Partain
American actor (1946-2005).
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Austin.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 58 years old in Austin (cancer).
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