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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Hamburg.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Gdańsk (hanging to death).
Selma Lagerlöf
Swedish writer (1858–1940).
Born November 20th, 1858 in Östra Ämtervik church parish. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1940 at 81 years old in Östra Ämtervik church parish (stroke).
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
Born October 25th, 1900 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1978 at 77 years old in Lagos (falling from height). [ref]
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator (1889–1957).
Born April 7th, 1889 in Vicuña.
Died January 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hempstead.
Kitty Wells
American country music singer (1919–2012).
Born August 30th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died July 16th, 2012 at 92 years old in Madison (stroke).
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Dutch artist and art collector, widow of theo van gogh (1863-1925).
Born October 4th, 1862 in Amsterdam.
Died September 2nd, 1925 at 62 years old in Laren.
Linda Hazzard
American quack, fraud, swindler and serial killer (1867-1938).
Born December 18th, 1867 in Carver County.
Died June 24th, 1938 at 70 years old (starvation).
Teresa Ann Savoy
British-born actress (1955-2017).
Born July 18th, 1955 in London.
Died January 9th, 2017 at 61 years old in Milan. [ref]
Bess Myerson
American model, city commissioner, tv show celebrity; first jewish-american and first miss new york elected miss america (1924-2014).
Born July 16th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died December 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Santa Monica.
Sue Johanson
Canadian sex educator (1930–2023).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died June 28th, 2023 at 93 years old in Thornhill. [ref]
Deaths 1911 to 1920 of 13923
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