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854 Notable deaths
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Vaçe Zela
Albania singer.
Born April 7th, 1939 in Lushnjë.
Died February 6th, 2014 at 74 years old in Basel (disease).
Emma Calvé
French operatic soprano (1858-1942).
Born August 15th, 1858 in Decazeville. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1942 at 83 years old in Montpellier, Millau (disease).
Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter.
Born July 8th, 1916 in St. Louis.
Died March 24th, 2017 at 100 years old in Dover (disease).
Anne Wiggins Brown
American singer.
Born August 9th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Franco Interlenghi
Italian actor (1931-2015).
Born October 29th, 1931 in Rome.
Died September 10th, 2015 at 83 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
Jean Delannoy
French film director, screenwriter, film editor and actor.
Born January 12th, 1908 in Noisy-le-Sec. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2008 at 100 years old in Guainville (disease). [ref]
Kate O'Brien
Irish novelist, playwright and activist.
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Limerick. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in Canterbury (disease). [ref]
Herta Heuwer
German cook.
Born June 30th, 1913 in Königsberg.
Died July 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Berlin (disease).
Alma Kruger
Film and stage actress (1871-1960).
Born September 13th, 1871 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 5th, 1960 at 88 years old in Seattle (disease).
Howard Vernon
Swiss actor.
Born July 15th, 1908 in Baden-Baden.
Died July 25th, 1996 at 88 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux (disease).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon