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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician.
Born August 27th, 1937 in Detroit.
Died January 12th, 2007 at 69 years old in West Hills (respiratory failure). [ref]
Andrea Dworkin
American feminist writer (1946–2005).
Born September 26th, 1946 in Camden.
Died April 9th, 2005 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease).
Ja'Net DuBois
American actress (1932–2020).
Born August 5th, 1945 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Glendale (peripheral artery disease, chronic renal insufficiency). [ref]
Jang Ja-yeon
South korean actress.
Born December 8th, 1982 in Jeongeup.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 26 years old in Seongnam (asphyxia). [ref]
Dorothy Lamour
American actress and singer (1914-1996).
Born December 10th, 1914 in New Orleans.
Died September 22nd, 1996 at 81 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Russi Taylor
American voice actress (1944–2019).
Born May 4th, 1944 in Cambridge.
Died July 26th, 2019 at 75 years old in Glendale (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lucile Randon
French catholic sister and supercentenarian (1904–2023).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Alès. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2023 at 118 years old in Toulon. [ref]
Nancy Mitford
British writer.
Born November 28th, 1904 in 1 and 3, Graham Terrace Sw1. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1973 at 68 years old in Versailles (cancer).
Belle Starr
American outlaw.
Born February 5th, 1848 in Jasper County.
Died February 3rd, 1889 at 40 years old in Eufaula.
Tove Jansson
Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001).
Born August 9th, 1914 in Helsinki, Helsingborg.
Died June 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer).
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