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1,010 Notable deaths
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Yixuan, Prince Chun
Qing dynasty prince.
Born October 16th, 1840 in Beijing.
Died January 1st, 1891 at 50 years old in Beijing (disease).
Anna Howard Shaw
American physician and activist (1847-1919).
Born February 14th, 1847 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1919 at 72 years old in Nether Providence Township (disease).
Jim Bannon
American actor (1911-1984).
Born April 9th, 1911 in Kansas City.
Died July 28th, 1984 at 73 years old in Ojai (disease).
Polaire
French actress (1874–1939).
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 (1907–1987).
Born May 11th, 1906 in Nashua.
Died April 11th, 1987 at 80 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Peter Naur
Danish computer scientist (1928–2016) and turing award winner (2005); author of 'programming as theory building' (1985); co-editor of the 1968 nato software engineering conference report.
Born October 25th, 1928 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Herlev (disease). [ref]
D. K. Pattammal
Indian singer (1919–2009).
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 (1917–2001).
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]
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