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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Cesária Évora
Cape verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Mindelo.
Died December 17th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mindelo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Tessa Jowell
British politician (1947–2018).
Born September 17th, 1947 in London. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in Shipston-on-Stour (brain cancer). [ref]
Lynn Hamilton
American actress (1930-2025).
Born April 25th, 1930 in Yazoo City.
Died June 19th, 2025 at 95 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Mirra Alfassa
Spiritual leader, occultist and collaborator of sri aurobindo (1878–1973).
Born February 21st, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1973 at 95 years old in Pondicherry. [ref]
Barbara McClintock
American scientist and cytogeneticist.
Born June 16th, 1902 in Hartford.
Died September 2nd, 1992 at 90 years old in Huntington.
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chinese-american physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Taicang. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke).
Bonnie Pointer
American singer (1950-2020).
Born July 11th, 1950 in Oakland.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Anita Roddick
British business woman, founder of the body shop (1942-2007).
Born October 23rd, 1942 in Littlehampton.
Died September 10th, 2007 at 64 years old in Chichester (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Eudora Welty
American short story writer, novelist and photographer (1909-2001).
Born April 13th, 1909 in Jackson.
Died July 23rd, 2001 at 92 years old in Jackson (pneumonia).
Clarissa Dickson Wright
English celebrity chef, television personality, businesswoman and formerly a barrister (1947-2014).
Born June 24th, 1947 in St John's Wood.
Died March 15th, 2014 at 66 years old in Edinburgh (infectious disease).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon