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1,834 Notable deaths
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Jean Ferrat
French singer-songwriter and poet.
Born December 26th, 1930 in Vaucresson. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2010 at 79 years old in Aubenas (cancer). [ref]
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Susan Lindquist
American geneticist (1949-2016).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died October 27th, 2016 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
Madeeha Gauhar
Pakistani actress, playwright, theater director and women's rights activist (1956-2018).
Born September 21st, 1956 in Karachi.
Died April 25th, 2018 at 61 years old in Lahore (cancer).
Nguyen Van Thuan
Vietnamese roman catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable.
Born April 17th, 1928 in Huế. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2002 at 74 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Jérôme Lejeune
French pediatrician and geneticist.
Born June 13th, 1926 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1994 at 67 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Michel Colombier
French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1939 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Henry Bacon
American architect (1866–1924).
Born November 28th, 1866 in Watseka.
Died February 17th, 1924 at 57 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait from 1965 to 1977.
Born April 12th, 1913 in Kuwait City.
Died December 31st, 1977 at 64 years old in Kuwait City (cancer).
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