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1,009 Notable deaths
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Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006).

Born January 13th, 1914 in Copenhagen.

Died January 2nd, 2006 at 91 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]

Jane Connell

Actress (1925–2013).

Born October 27th, 1925 in Berkeley.

Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease). [ref]

Mary Wesley

English novelist (1912-2002).

Born June 24th, 1912 in Englefield Green.

Died December 30th, 2002 at 90 years old in Devon, Totnes (disease).

Dušan Simović

First prime minister of yugoslavia in exile (1882-1962).

Born October 28th, 1882 in Kragujevac.

Died August 26th, 1962 at 79 years old in Belgrade (disease).

Drastamat Kanayan

Armenian military officer (1883–1956).

Born May 13th, 1883 in Iğdır.

Died March 8th, 1956 at 72 years old in Boston (disease).

Fang Lizhi

Professor of astrophysics; civil rights activist and dissident (1936–2012).

Born February 12th, 1936 in Beijing.

Died April 6th, 2012 at 76 years old in Tucson (disease). [ref]

Jean-Pierre Marielle

French actor (1932–2019).

Born April 12th, 1932 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 24th, 2019 at 87 years old in Saint-Cloud (disease). [ref]

Morris Carnovsky

American actor (1897–1992).

Born September 5th, 1897 in St. Louis.

Died September 1st, 1992 at 94 years old in Easton (disease).

Fay Compton

English actress (1894–1978).

Born September 18th, 1894 in Kensington.

Died December 12th, 1978 at 84 years old in London (disease).

Kenny Wheeler

Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player (1930–2014).

Born January 14th, 1930 in St. Catharines.

Died September 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in London (disease).

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