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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1950–2011).
Born July 17th, 1952 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 2011 at 58 years old in Edison (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Elizabeth Arden
Canadian american businesswoman.
Born December 31st, 1884 in Woodbridge. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1966 at 81 years old in New York City.
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Duchess consort of saxe-coburg and gotha (1853–1920).
Born October 17th, 1853 in Pushkin.
Died October 24th, 1920 at 67 years old in Zurich.
Jeanette MacDonald
American singer and actress (1903-1965).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Philadelphia.
Died January 14th, 1965 at 61 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Jessica Mitford
British writer (1917–1996).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Asthall Manor.
Died July 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Oakland (lung cancer). [ref]
Betsy Blair
American actress (1923–2009).
Born December 11th, 1923 in Cliffside Park.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 85 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mary Higgins Clark
American author of suspense novels (1927–2020).
Born December 24th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2020 at 90 years old in Naples. [ref]
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete.
Born June 26th, 1911 in Port Arthur.
Died September 27th, 1956 at 45 years old in Galveston (colorectal cancer).
Brenda Fassie
South african pop singer (1964-2004).
Born November 3rd, 1964 in Langa.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 39 years old in Johannesburg (asthma, drug overdose, death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal.
Born July 12th, 1856 in Laxenburg.
Died July 27th, 1932 at 76 years old in Munich.
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