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Female notables
13,913 Notable deaths
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American children's writer, diarist, and journalist (1867-1957).
Born February 7th, 1867 in Pepin County.
Died February 10th, 1957 at 90 years old in Mansfield (cancer). [ref]
Olivia Hussey
British actress (1951–2024).
Born April 17th, 1951 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 27th, 2024 at 73 years old in San Francisco, Burbank (breast cancer). [ref]
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer (1917–1996).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Newport News.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the hela cell line (1920–1951).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Roanoke.
Died October 4th, 1951 at 31 years old in Baltimore (Povilla, cervical adenocarcinoma).
Jessica Walter
American actress (1941–2021).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Laura Branigan
American singer and actress (1952–2004).
Born July 3rd, 1952 in Mount Kisco.
Died August 26th, 2004 at 52 years old in East Quogue (intracranial aneurysm).
Jean Harlow
American film actress (1911–1937).
Born March 3rd, 1911 in Kansas City.
Died June 7th, 1937 at 26 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Zaha Hadid
Iraqi british architect, designer and painter (1950–2016).
Born October 31st, 1950 in Baghdad.
Died March 31st, 2016 at 65 years old in Miami (heart attack). [ref]
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Member of the house of windsor.
Born April 25th, 1897 in York Cottage.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 67 years old in Harewood House (myocardial infarction).
Josephine Baker
American-born french dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975).
Born June 3rd, 1906 in St. Louis.
Died April 12th, 1975 at 68 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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