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1,834 Notable deaths
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Elga Andersen
German actress and singer.
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Dortmund.
Died December 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Helen Mack
American actress (1913-1986).
Born November 13th, 1913 in Rock Island.
Died August 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
William Berger
Austrian actor.
Born June 20th, 1928 in Innsbruck.
Died October 2nd, 1993 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Claude Rich
French actor (1929-2017).
Born February 8th, 1929 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Orgeval (cancer). [ref]
Daniel Petrie
Canadian film director (1920-2004).
Born November 26th, 1920 in Glace Bay.
Died August 22nd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Toshihide Maskawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1940-2021).
Born February 7th, 1940 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Kyoto (cancer). [ref]
Vida Goldstein
Australian feminist politician.
Born April 13th, 1869 in Portland.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 80 years old in South Yarra (cancer).
A. B. Yehoshua
Israeli writer.
Born December 9th, 1936 in Jerusalem.
Died June 14th, 2022 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (cancer).
Rita Montaner
Cuban classically trained singer, pianist and actress.
Born August 20th, 1900 in Guanabacoa (Cuba).
Died April 17th, 1958 at 57 years old in Havana (cancer).
George Seaton
American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979).
Born April 17th, 1911 in South Bend.
Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
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