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836 Notable deaths
by disease
Ralph Forbes
English actor (1904-1951).
Born September 30th, 1904 in London.
Died March 31st, 1951 at 46 years old in The Bronx (disease). [ref]
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician.
Born November 25th, 1897 in Goshen. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1973 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Craig Hill
American actor (1926-2014).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died April 21st, 2014 at 88 years old in Barcelona (disease).
Pascalina Lehnert
German roman catholic nun who was pope pius xii's housekeeper and secretary (1894-1983).
Born August 25th, 1894 in Ebersberg. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1983 at 89 years old in Vienna (disease). [ref]
Noble Sissle
African-american jazz musician.
Born July 10th, 1889 in Indianapolis.
Died December 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Tampa (disease).
Selena Royle
Actress (1904-1983).
Born November 6th, 1904 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Juan María Bordaberry
Politician, rancher (1928-2011).
Born June 17th, 1928 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2011 at 83 years old in Montevideo (disease). [ref]
Minna Gombell
American actress.
Born May 28th, 1892 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1973 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Eugène Dubois
Dutch paleoanthropologist.
Born January 28th, 1858 in Eijsden. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1940 at 82 years old in Haelen (disease). [ref]
Barbara Werle
American singer (1928-2013).
Born October 6th, 1928 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 1st, 2013 at 84 years old in Carlsbad (disease).
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