Deaths by...
854 Notable deaths
by disease
Tamara Toumanova
Russian ballet dancer (1919-1996).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tyumen. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1996 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Isabel Jeans
English actress (1891–1985).
Born September 16th, 1891 in London.
Died September 4th, 1985 at 93 years old in London (disease).
Marjorie Rambeau
American actress.
Born July 15th, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 1970 at 80 years old in Palm Springs (disease).
Monica Lewis
American actress (1922-2015).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died June 12th, 2015 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Wanda Landowska
Polish-french harpsichordist.
Born July 5th, 1879 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1959 at 80 years old in Lakeville (disease). [ref]
Ashley Cooper
Australian tennis player (1936–2020).
Born September 15th, 1936 in Melbourne.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 83 years old (disease). [ref]
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
German diplomat.
Born July 6th, 1931 in Aschaffenburg.
Died January 12th, 2020 at 88 years old in Bonn (disease). [ref]
Joseph Cook
6th prime minister of australia from 1913 to 1914.
Born December 7th, 1860 in Silverdale.
Died July 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bellevue Hill (disease).
Percy French
Irish composer and artist (1854-1920).
Born May 1st, 1854 in County Roscommon.
Died January 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Merseyside (disease).
Jean-Pierre Marielle
French actor (1932-2019).
Born April 12th, 1932 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2019 at 87 years old in Saint-Cloud (disease). [ref]
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