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854 Notable deaths
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Martha Sleeper
Actress (1910-1983).
Born June 24th, 1910 in Lake Bluff.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 72 years old in Beaufort (disease). [ref]
Jelle Zijlstra
42nd prime minister of the netherlands (1918-2001).
Born August 27th, 1918 in Oosterbierum. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Wassenaar (disease). [ref]
Al Bianchi
American basketball player, coach, executive.
Born March 26th, 1932 in Long Island.
Died October 28th, 2019 at 87 years old in Phoenix (disease). [ref]
Dorothy Lavinia Brown
African-american surgeon, teacher and politician.
Born January 7th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 13th, 2004 at 85 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Orna Porat
Israeli-german actress and director who converted to judaism.
Born June 6th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died August 6th, 2015 at 91 years old in Israel (disease). [ref]
Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili
Iranian politician (1926-2016).
Born January 28th, 1926 in Ardabil.
Died November 23rd, 2016 at 90 years old in Tehran (disease). [ref]
Stuart Holmes
Actor (1884-1971).
Born March 10th, 1884 in Chicago.
Died December 29th, 1971 at 87 years old in Hollywood (disease).
George Band
English mountain climber.
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Taiwan.
Died August 26th, 2011 at 82 years old in Hampshire (disease). [ref]
Stefanie Zweig
German writer (1932-2014).
Born September 19th, 1932 in Głubczyce.
Died April 25th, 2014 at 81 years old in Frankfurt (disease). [ref]
Elliott Nugent
American actor, playwright, writer, and film director (1896-1980).
Born September 20th, 1896 in Dover.
Died August 9th, 1980 at 83 years old in New York City (disease).
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