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Female notables

13,913 Notable deaths

Susan Atkins

American convicted murderer from california (1948-2009).

Born May 7th, 1948 in San Gabriel.

Died September 24th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chowchilla (brain cancer).

Eartha Kitt

American singer and actress (1927–2008).

Born January 17th, 1927 in North.

Died December 25th, 2008 at 81 years old in Weston (colorectal cancer).

Madhubala

Indian actress (1933–1969).

Born February 14th, 1933 in New Delhi.

Died February 23rd, 1969 at 36 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).

Sondra Locke

American actress (1944–2018).

Born May 28th, 1944 in Shelbyville.

Died November 3rd, 2018 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer, breast cancer). [ref]

Marlene Dietrich

German and american actress and singer (1901–1992).

Born December 27th, 1901 in Rote Insel.

Died May 6th, 1992 at 90 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure).

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014).

Born June 8th, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City.

Died September 4th, 2014 at 81 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (cerebral hypoxia, cardiac arrest). [ref]

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021).

Born December 19th, 1933 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died January 28th, 2021 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]

Savitri

Indian actress (1935–1981).

Born December 6th, 1937 in Guntur district.

Died December 26th, 1981 at 44 years old in Chennai (drug overdose).

Diane Ladd

American actress (1935–2025).

Born November 29th, 1942 in Meridian. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 2025 at 82 years old in Ojai (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]

Gilda Radner

American actress and comedian (1946–1989).

Born June 28th, 1946 in Detroit.

Died May 20th, 1989 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).

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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks