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1,834 Notable deaths
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Edward Craven Walker
English inventor (1918-2000).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Singapore. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2000 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mohamed Choukri
Moroccan author.
Born July 15th, 1935 in Bni Chiker.
Died November 15th, 2003 at 68 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Andrés Gimeno
Spanish tennis player.
Born August 3rd, 1937 in Barcelona.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 82 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Qiao Shi
Former politburo standing committee member of the communist party of china (1924-2015).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Shanghai.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 90 years old in Beijing (cancer).
Vicente Saldivar
Mexican boxer.
Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).
Bill Hinzman
American actor (1936–2012).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Coraopolis.
Died February 5th, 2012 at 75 years old in Darlington (cancer). [ref]
Jonathan Sacks
British rabbi.
Born March 8th, 1948 in Lambeth.
Died November 7th, 2020 at 72 years old in London (cancer).
Fay Holden
American actress (1893-1973).
Born September 26th, 1893 in Birmingham.
Died June 23rd, 1973 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer).
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