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2,140 Notable deaths
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Vernon Duke
American composer (1903-1969).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Parafjanava.
Died January 16th, 1969 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
George Gerbner
American writer, freelancer and sociologist (1919–2005).
Born August 8th, 1919 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Wilhelm Fliess
German surgeon (1858–1928).
Born October 24th, 1858 in Choszczno.
Died October 13th, 1928 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Kir Bulychev
Soviet russian science fiction writer and historian (1934–2003).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 5th, 2003 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Nora Bayes
American singer, actress and comedian (1880–1928).
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Chicago.
Died March 19th, 1928 at 47 years old in Brooklyn (cancer).
Nicholas John Spykman
Dutch-american geopolitician (1893-1943).
Born October 13th, 1893 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in New Haven (cancer). [ref]
Bernard Pivot
French writer and presenter (1935-2024).
Born May 5th, 1935 in Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2024 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
James Luisi
Former nba player, actor (1928-2002).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in East Harlem.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Narciso Yepes
Spanish classical guitarist (1927–1997).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Lorca.
Died May 3rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Murcia (cancer).
Jean Martin
French actor (1922-2009).
Born March 6th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 2nd, 2009 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel