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900 Notable deaths
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George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; president of the songwriters guild of america (1921-2010).
Born April 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 89 years old in New Jersey (disease). [ref]
Kim Il
North korean politician (1910-1984).
Born March 20th, 1910 in North Hamgyong Province. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1984 at 73 years old in Bucharest (disease).
Ivan Ribar
Croatian politician (1881-1968).
Born January 21st, 1881 in Vukmanić.
Died February 2nd, 1968 at 87 years old in Zagreb (disease).
Ronnie Moran
English footballer (1934–2017).
Born February 28th, 1934 in Crosby.
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 83 years old in Liverpool (disease). [ref]
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian explorer.
Born January 26th, 1852 in Rome.
Died September 14th, 1905 at 53 years old in Dakar (disease).
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nigerian politician and military leader (1933-2011).
Born November 4th, 1933 in Zungeru.
Died November 26th, 2011 at 78 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Jean Rollin
French film director, actor and novelist (1938-2010).
Born November 3rd, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
Edna Best
British actress (1900-1974).
Died September 18th, 1974 at 74 years old in Geneva (disease).
Virgil Thomson
American composer and critic (1896–1989).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Kansas City.
Died September 30th, 1989 at 92 years old in New York City (disease).
Martha Wentworth
American actress (1889-1974).
Born June 2nd, 1889 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease).
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