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1,761 Notable deaths
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Diana Douglas
American actress (1923-2015).
Born January 22nd, 1923 in Bermuda.
Died July 3rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Bing Russell
American actor and baseball club owner (1926-2003).
Born May 5th, 1926 in Brattleboro.
Died April 8th, 2003 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).
Gloria Stuart
American actress (1910-2010).
Born July 4th, 1910 in Santa Monica.
Died September 26th, 2010 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Jan Hooks
Actress, comedian (1957-2014).
Born April 23rd, 1957 in Decatur.
Died October 9th, 2014 at 57 years old in New York City, Woodstock (cancer).
Smedley Butler
United states marine corps general, two time medal of honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer (1881-1940).
Born July 30th, 1881 in West Chester.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 58 years old in Naval Hospital Philadelphia (cancer).
Lyle Waggoner
American actor (1935-2020).
Born April 13th, 1935 in Kansas City.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Westlake Village (cancer). [ref]
Roy E. Disney
Longtime senior executive for the walt disney company (1930-2009).
Born January 10th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 79 years old in Newport Beach (cancer). [ref]
Rajendra Kumar
Indian actor.
Born July 20th, 1929 in Sialkot.
Died July 29th, 1999 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Nancy Kulp
Actress (1921-1991).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Harrisburg.
Died February 3rd, 1991 at 69 years old in Palm Desert (cancer).
Scott Walker
British-american singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943-2019).
Born January 9th, 1943 in Hamilton.
Died March 22nd, 2019 at 76 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
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