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1,885 Notable deaths
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Tom Keene
American actor (1896-1963).
Born December 30th, 1896 in Rochester.
Died August 4th, 1963 at 66 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Earle Brown
American composer (1926–2002).
Born December 26th, 1926 in Lunenburg.
Died July 2nd, 2002 at 75 years old in Rye (cancer).
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977).
Born July 31st, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
John Robinson
British biblical scholar, author and anglican bishop (1919–1983).
Born May 16th, 1919 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1983 at 64 years old in Yorkshire (cancer). [ref]
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Russian-american pianist and conductor (1878-1936).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1936 at 58 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]
Helen Singer Kaplan
Austrian-american psychiatrist and sex therapist.
Born February 6th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died August 17th, 1995 at 66 years old in New York City (cancer).
Hamed Bakayoko
Prime minister of ivory coast (2020-2021).
Born March 8th, 1965 in Abidjan. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2021 at 56 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (cancer). [ref]
Sugar Ramos
Mexican boxer (1941–2017).
Born December 2nd, 1941 in Matanzas. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2017 at 75 years old in Mexico City (cancer). [ref]
Snub Pollard
Australian actor (1889-1962).
Born November 9th, 1889 in Melbourne.
Died January 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Clara Butt
British singer (1872-1936).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Southwick.
Died January 23rd, 1936 at 63 years old in Oxfordshire (cancer).
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