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1,009 Notable deaths
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Jürg Schubiger
Swiss children's writer (1936-2014).
Born October 14th, 1936 in Zurich.
Died September 15th, 2014 at 77 years old in Zurich (disease).
Annalisa Ericson
Swedish actress (1913–2011).
Born September 14th, 1913 in Djurgården.
Died April 22nd, 2011 at 97 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
American diver (1934–1995).
Born November 11th, 1934 in Lackawanna. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1995 at 60 years old in Ojai (disease). [ref]
Dezső Garas
(1934–2011) actor.
Born December 9th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died December 30th, 2011 at 77 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Yun Chi-Young
South korean politician (1898-1996).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Seoul. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1996 at 97 years old in Seoul (disease).
Milla Davenport
Sicily-born american actress (1871-1936).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Zurich.
Died May 17th, 1936 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Dieter Kottysch
German boxer (1943-2017).
Born June 30th, 1943 in Gliwice.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 73 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Obed Dlamini
Swazi politician (1937-2017).
Born April 4th, 1937 in Mhlosheni.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (disease). [ref]
Frank Van der Stucken
Flemish-american violinist, conductor, composer and festival director (1858–1929).
Born October 15th, 1858 in Fredericksburg.
Died August 16th, 1929 at 70 years old in Hamburg (disease).
Urs Widmer
Swiss novelist, playwright (1938–2014).
Died April 2nd, 2014 at 75 years old in Zurich (disease).
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