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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Lynda Bellingham
British actress (1948-2014).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Montreal.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 66 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Ann Rule
American true crime writer (1931–2015).
Born October 22nd, 1931 in Kent County.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 83 years old in Burien (heart failure).
Alaina Reed Hall
American actress and singer (1946–2009).
Born November 10th, 1946 in Springfield.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 63 years old in Santa Monica (breast cancer). [ref]
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime minister of ceylon (later sri lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000.
Born April 17th, 1916 in Baḷangoḍa.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 84 years old in Kadawatha (myocardial infarction).
Kate Chopin
American author (1850–1904).
Born February 8th, 1850 in St. Louis.
Died August 22nd, 1904 at 54 years old in St. Louis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Mildred Gillars
American nazi propagandist (1900–1988).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Portland.
Died June 25th, 1988 at 87 years old in Columbus (colorectal cancer).
Gala Dalí
Wife of, first, paul éluard, then salvador dalí (1894–1982).
Born September 7th, 1894 in Kazan.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 87 years old in Port Lligat.
Virginia Apgar
American obstetrical anesthesiologist (1909-1974).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Westfield. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1974 at 65 years old in Columbia University Irving Medical Center (cardiac arrest).
Cedella Booker
Mother of bob marley (1926–2008).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Saint Ann Parish. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]
Edmonia Lewis
African american sculptor (1844–1907).
Born July 4th, 1845 in Greenbush.
Died September 17th, 1907 at 62 years old in Hammersmith.
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