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Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
Greek eastern orthodox monk.
Born July 25th, 1924 in Çamlıca.
Died July 12th, 1994 at 69 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer).
Mae Busch
American actress (1891-1946).
Born June 18th, 1891 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1946 at 54 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Rodolfo Acosta
Mexican character actor (1920-1974).
Born July 29th, 1920 in Chihuahua City.
Died November 7th, 1974 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Arturo Di Modica
Italian-american sculptor (1941-2021).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Vittoria.
Died February 19th, 2021 at 80 years old in Vittoria (cancer). [ref]
Niall MacGinnis
Irish actor.
Born March 29th, 1913 in Dublin.
Died January 6th, 1977 at 63 years old in Haverfordwest (cancer).
Barney Phillips
American actor (1913-1982).
Born October 20th, 1913 in St. Louis.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Robert Wiene
German film director.
Born April 24th, 1873 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Carl Djerassi
American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright (1923–2015).
Born October 29th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died January 30th, 2015 at 91 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Hugh Williams
Actor (1904-1969).
Born March 6th, 1904 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Died December 12th, 1969 at 65 years old in London (cancer).
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