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1,007 Notable deaths
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Margaret Whiting

American recording artist; singer.

Born July 22nd, 1924 in Detroit.

Died January 10th, 2011 at 86 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease). [ref]

Clive Bell

British art critic (1881–1964).

Born September 16th, 1881 in Great Shefford.

Died September 18th, 1964 at 83 years old in London (disease).

Lillian Russell

American opera singer and actress (1860-1922).

Born December 4th, 1861 in Clinton. [ref]

Died June 6th, 1922 at 60 years old in Pittsburgh (disease).

Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein

German princess.

Born December 31st, 1885 in Gut Grünholz.

Died October 3rd, 1970 at 84 years old in Grein (disease).

Eva Bartok

Hungarian-british actress (1927–1998).

Born June 18th, 1927 in Kecskemét.

Died August 1st, 1998 at 71 years old in London (disease).

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017).

Born April 20th, 1925 in Paso Robles. [ref]

Died May 30th, 2017 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian author and poet.

Born March 23rd, 1942 in Abeadzi Kyiakor. [ref]

Died May 31st, 2023 at 81 years old in Accra (disease). [ref]

Binnie Barnes

English actress (1903–1998).

Born May 25th, 1903 in Islington.

Died July 27th, 1998 at 95 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009).

Born September 27th, 1917 in Chicago.

Died November 3rd, 2009 at 92 years old in Hollywood Hills (disease). [ref]

Walter Wanger

American film producer (1894-1968).

Born July 11th, 1894 in San Francisco.

Died November 18th, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).

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