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July 3rd
137 Notable deaths
Ross Martin
Polish-born american radio, stage, film and television actor (1920-1981).
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Gródek, Białystok County. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1981 at 61 years old in Ramona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joe DeRita
American actor and comedian.
Born July 12th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died July 3rd, 1993 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Don Drysdale
American baseball player.
Born July 23rd, 1936 in Van Nuys.
Died July 3rd, 1993 at 56 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).
Anna Massey
British actress (1937-2011).
Born August 11th, 1937 in Thakeham.
Died July 3rd, 2011 at 73 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
James Daly
American theater, film and television actor (1918-1978).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Wisconsin Rapids.
Died July 3rd, 1978 at 59 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction).
Noel Neill
American actress (1920-2016).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Minneapolis.
Died July 3rd, 2016 at 95 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Delia Derbyshire
English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001).
Born May 5th, 1937 in Coventry.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 64 years old in Northampton (kidney failure).
Rudy Vallée
American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer (1901-1986).
Born July 28th, 1901 in Island Pond. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1986 at 84 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Ricardo Alonso González
American tennis player.
Born May 9th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died July 3rd, 1995 at 67 years old in Las Vegas (stomach cancer).
Mark Sandman
Indie-rock musician, lead singer for band morphine.
Born September 24th, 1952 in Newton.
Died July 3rd, 1999 at 46 years old in Palestrina (myocardial infarction).
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