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886 Notable deaths
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Polaire
French actress.
Born May 14th, 1874 in Sidi M'Hamed. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1939 at 65 years old in Champigny-sur-Marne (disease).
Kent Taylor
American actor.
Born May 11th, 1907 in Nashua.
Died April 11th, 1987 at 79 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Peter Naur
Danish computer scientist (1928–2016).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Herlev (disease). [ref]
D. K. Pattammal
Indian singer.
Born March 28th, 1919 in Kanchipuram.
Died July 16th, 2009 at 90 years old in Chennai (disease). [ref]
Virginia Davis
American actress (1918–2009).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Kansas City.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 90 years old in Corona (disease). [ref]
Betty Holberton
American computer programmer.
Born March 7th, 1917 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rockville (disease).
Ken Swofford
American actor (1933-2018).
Born July 25th, 1933 in Du Quoin.
Died November 1st, 2018 at 85 years old in Pacific Grove (disease). [ref]
Christopher Hill
British historian (1912–2003).
Born February 6th, 1912 in York.
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 91 years old in Oxfordshire (disease). [ref]
Alice Herz-Sommer
British jewish pianist and music teacher from bohemia.
Born November 26th, 1903 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2014 at 110 years old in London (disease).
Maude Fealy
American actress (1883-1971).
Born March 4th, 1883 in Memphis.
Died November 9th, 1971 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
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