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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Marjorie Main
Us actress (1890–1975).
Born February 24th, 1890 in Acton.
Died April 10th, 1975 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Shirley Ardell Mason
American artist (1923–1998).
Born January 25th, 1923 in Dodge Center.
Died February 26th, 1998 at 75 years old in Lexington (breast cancer).
Claire Wineland
American activist and author (1997-2018).
Born April 10th, 1997 in Austin. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 21 years old in San Diego (stroke).
Beryl Clutterbuck Markham
British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer (1902–1986).
Born October 26th, 1902 in Ashwell.
Died August 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Anna Akhmatova
Russian poet (1889–1966).
Born June 23rd, 1889 in Odesa.
Died March 5th, 1966 at 76 years old in Domodedovo (infarction).
Lurleen Wallace
American politician (1926–1968).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Tuscaloosa.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 41 years old in Houston (uterine cancer).
Princess Margaret of Connaught
British princess; crown princess of sweden as the first wife of king gustaf vi adolf (1882–1920).
Born January 15th, 1882 in Bagshot Park Mansion.
Died May 1st, 1920 at 38 years old in Stockholm (sepsis). [ref]
Rattanbai Jinnah
Wife of muhammad ali jinnah (1900–1929).
Born February 20th, 1902 in Mumbai.
Died February 20th, 1929 at 27 years old in Mumbai.
Peggy Ashcroft
British actress (1907-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1907 in Surrey.
Died June 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (stroke).
Darlanne Fluegel
American actress (1953-2017).
Born November 25th, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died December 15th, 2017 at 64 years old in Orlando (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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