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836 Notable deaths
by disease
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
John Meillon
Actor (1934-1989).
Born May 1st, 1934 in Mosman. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1989 at 55 years old in Mosman (disease). [ref]
Jo Van Fleet
American actress (1915-1996).
Born December 29th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died June 10th, 1996 at 80 years old in Queens (disease).
DuShon Monique Brown
American actress (1968-2018).
Born December 7th, 1968 in Chicago.
Died March 23rd, 2018 at 49 years old in Olympia Fields (disease). [ref]
Franca Sozzani
Italian journalist and editor-in-chief of vogue italia (1950-2016).
Born January 20th, 1950 in Mantua.
Died December 22nd, 2016 at 66 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Sherwood Schwartz
American television writer and producer.
Born November 14th, 1916 in Passaic.
Died July 12th, 2011 at 94 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Kim Jong-suk
Korean communist activist (1917-1949).
Born December 24th, 1917 in Hoeryong.
Died September 22nd, 1949 at 31 years old in Pyongyang (disease).
Patrice Wymore
American actress and singer (1926-2014).
Born December 17th, 1926 in Miltonvale.
Died March 22nd, 2014 at 87 years old in Portland Parish (disease).
Paula Kelly
American actress and dancer (1943-2020).
Born October 21st, 1943 in Jacksonville.
Died February 8th, 2020 at 76 years old in Whittier (disease). [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