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Female notables

13,913 Notable deaths

Loretta Lynn

American country singer (1932–2022).

Born April 14th, 1935 in Butcher Hollow. [ref]

Died October 4th, 2022 at 87 years old in Hurricane Mills. [ref]

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959).

Born April 7th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died July 17th, 1959 at 44 years old in Metropolitan Hospital Center (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014).

Born April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis. [ref]

Died May 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Winston-Salem (disease). [ref]

Ava Gardner

American actress (1922–1990).

Born December 24th, 1922 in Grabtown.

Died January 25th, 1990 at 67 years old in Westminster (pneumonia).

Judith Barsi

American child actress (1978-1988).

Born June 6th, 1978 in Los Angeles.

Died July 25th, 1988 at 10 years old in Canoga Park (gunshot wound).

Caroline Flack

English radio and television presenter (1979–2020).

Born November 9th, 1979 in London Borough of Enfield.

Died February 15th, 2020 at 40 years old in Stoke Newington (hanging to death). [ref]

Gloria Vanderbilt

American businesswoman, fashion designer, socialite and writer (1924-2019).

Born February 20th, 1924 in Manhattan.

Died June 17th, 2019 at 95 years old in Manhattan (stomach cancer). [ref]

Eleanor Roosevelt

American diplomat and activist, first lady of the united states from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962).

Born October 11th, 1884 in Manhattan.

Died November 7th, 1962 at 78 years old in Upper East Side (tuberculosis).

Sylvia Plath

American poet and writer (1932–1963).

Born October 27th, 1932 in Boston.

Died February 11th, 1963 at 30 years old in London.

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982).

Born August 29th, 1915 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]

Died August 29th, 1982 at 67 years old in London (breast cancer).

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