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1,007 Notable deaths
 by disease

Dita Parlo

German actress (1906–1971).

Born September 4th, 1908 in Szczecin.

Died December 13th, 1971 at 63 years old in Paris (disease).

Tamara Toumanova

Russian ballet dancer (1919-1996).

Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tyumen.

Died May 29th, 1996 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (disease).

Jean Porter

American actress (1922–2018).

Born December 8th, 1922 in Cisco. [ref]

Died January 13th, 2018 at 95 years old in Canoga Park (disease). [ref]

Arseny Tarkovsky

Soviet poet and translator (1907–1989).

Born June 24th, 1907 in Kropyvnytskyi.

Died May 27th, 1989 at 81 years old in Moscow (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).

George H. Heilmeier

American engineer and businessman (1936-2014).

Born May 22nd, 1936 in Philadelphia.

Died April 22nd, 2014 at 77 years old in Plano (disease). [ref]

Benoît Sokal

Belgian comic writer, video game developer (1954–2021).

Born June 28th, 1954 in Schaerbeek.

Died May 28th, 2021 at 66 years old in Witry-lès-Reims (disease). [ref]

Björn Granath

Swedish actor (1946-2017).

Born April 5th, 1946 in Örgryte församling.

Died February 5th, 2017 at 70 years old in Stockholms Sankt Matteus (disease). [ref]

Percy French

Irish composer and artist (1854-1920).

Born May 1st, 1854 in County Roscommon.

Died January 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Formby (disease).

Brian Moore

Novelist and screenwriter from northern ireland (1921-1999).

Born August 25th, 1921 in Belfast.

Died January 11th, 1999 at 77 years old in Malibu (disease). [ref]

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