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1,777 Notable deaths
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Otto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish communist.
Born October 4th, 1881 in Laukaa.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 82 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
Princess of russia.
Born August 22nd, 1903 in New Michael Palace.
Died September 17th, 1965 at 62 years old in Glen Cove (cancer).
John W. Gardner
American politician (1912-2002).
Born October 8th, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 89 years old in Palo Alto (cancer).
Lena Nyman
Swedish actress (1944-2011).
Born May 23rd, 1944 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2011 at 66 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Les Clark
American animator.
Born November 17th, 1907 in Ogden. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Mariama Bâ
Senegalese writer.
Born April 17th, 1929 in Dakar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1981 at 52 years old in Dakar (cancer). [ref]
Carlos Ezquerra
Spanish comics artist (1947–2018).
Born November 12th, 1947 in Ibdes.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 70 years old (cancer). [ref]
André Watts
American pianist (1946–2023).
Born June 20th, 1946 in Nuremberg.
Died July 12th, 2023 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]
Jackie Mittoo
Jamaican-canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director.
Born March 3rd, 1948 in Brown's Town.
Died December 16th, 1990 at 42 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Karen Spärck Jones
British computer scientist.
Born August 26th, 1935 in Huddersfield.
Died April 4th, 2007 at 71 years old in Willingham (cancer). [ref]
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