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1,009 Notable deaths
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Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi
Tunisian poet (1909-1934).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Tozeur.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 25 years old in Tunis (disease).
Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
British actress (1891-1992).
Born January 25th, 1891 in London.
Died January 27th, 1992 at 101 years old in Stambourne (disease).
Kathleen Burke
American actress (1913-1980).
Born September 5th, 1913 in Hammond.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 66 years old in Glendale (disease).
Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality (1891–1943).
Born May 30th, 1891 in Bayonne.
Died October 23rd, 1943 at 52 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Peter Schreier
German tenor and conductor (1935-2019).
Born July 29th, 1935 in Meissen.
Died December 25th, 2019 at 84 years old in Dresden (disease). [ref]
Aram Manukian
Armenian revolutionary, politician and general who managed and led the van resistance and instrumented the founding of the first republic of armenia (1879–1919).
Born March 19th, 1879 in Shusha, David Bek.
Died January 29th, 1919 at 39 years old in Yerevan (disease).
Mary Forbes
British-american actress (1883–1974).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Hornsey.
Died July 22nd, 1974 at 91 years old in Beaumont (disease).
Dorothy Stickney
Broadway actress (1896–1998).
Born June 21st, 1896 in Dickinson.
Died June 2nd, 1998 at 101 years old in New York City (disease).
Nancy Guild
American actress (1925-1999).
Born October 11th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died August 16th, 1999 at 73 years old in East Hampton (disease).
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
Admiral of the french navy (1818-1900).
Born August 14th, 1818 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died June 16th, 1900 at 81 years old in Paris (disease).
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