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1,834 Notable deaths
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Richard Cushing
American catholic cardinal.
Born August 24th, 1895 in Boston.
Died November 2nd, 1970 at 75 years old in Boston (cancer).
Pablo Milanés
Cuban musician (1943–2022).
Born February 24th, 1943 in Bayamo.
Died November 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Walter Heitz
German general.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 9th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Elisabeth Bergner
Austrian-german actress (1897-1986).
Born August 22nd, 1897 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1986 at 88 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Karl H. Pribram
Austrian neuroscientist.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2015 at 95 years old in Virginia (cancer). [ref]
Ellen Meiksins Wood
American marxist scholar.
Born April 12th, 1942 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Ottawa (cancer). [ref]
Tony DiCicco
American soccer player-coach (1948-2017).
Born August 5th, 1948 in Hartford.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 68 years old in Wethersfield (cancer). [ref]
Maria Perschy
Austrian actress (1938-2004).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Eisenstadt.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Dieter Moebius
Swiss musician (1944-2015).
Born January 16th, 1944 in St. Gallen.
Died July 20th, 2015 at 71 years old in Germany (cancer).
David A. Huffman
American computer scientist.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Ohio.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 74 years old in Santa Cruz (cancer).
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