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1,009 Notable deaths
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Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian
Armenian eastern patriarch (1899–1979).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Mardin.
Died October 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in Bzoummar (disease).
Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian
Patriarch of cilicia (1927-2011).
Born January 20th, 1927 in Cairo.
Died January 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Beirut (disease).
Sigrid Kahle
Swedish journalist and writer (1928-2013).
Born November 18th, 1928 in Paris.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 85 years old in Uppsala (disease).
Landelino Lavilla Alsina
Spanish politician.
Born August 6th, 1934 in Lleida. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2020 at 85 years old in Madrid (disease). [ref]
Pekka Vennamo
Finnish politician.
Born November 7th, 1944 in Helsinki.
Died February 9th, 2026 at 81 years old in Meilahti hospital area (disease). [ref]
Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard
French olympic alpine skier (1971-2017).
Born February 5th, 1971 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 46 years old in Praz-sur-Arly (disease). [ref]
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg
Luxembourgian royal (1922–2011).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Berg Castle.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 88 years old in Fischbach Castle (disease). [ref]
Olavi Mannonen
Modern pentathlete (1930–2019).
Born March 7th, 1930 in Vyborg.
Died March 17th, 2019 at 89 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Svetlana Grigoryan
Armenian actress (1930–2014).
Born September 30th, 1930 in Yerevan.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 83 years old in Yerevan (disease).
Michel Arrivé
French writer (1936-2017).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died April 3rd, 2017 at 80 years old in Saint-Cloud (disease). [ref]
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