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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Hilda Gadea
Peruvian economist, communist leader, and author, 1925-1974.
Born March 21st, 1925 in Lima.
Died February 11th, 1974 at 48 years old in Havana (cancer). [ref]
Wally Funk
American aviator and astronaut (1939–2026).
Born February 1st, 1939 in Las Vegas.
Died July 8th, 2026 at 87 years old in Grapevine. [ref]
Ruth Asawa
Japanese american sculptor (1926–2013).
Born January 24th, 1926 in Norwalk. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2013 at 87 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Olive Thomas
American silent film actress, model (1894–1920).
Born October 20th, 1894 in Charleroi.
Died September 10th, 1920 at 25 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (nephritis).
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
Soviet war hero (1902–1944).
Born July 21st, 1907 in Blyzhnie.
Died March 15th, 1944 at 36 years old in Smolensk.
Patricia Medina
British actress (1919-2012).
Born July 19th, 1919 in Liverpool.
Died April 28th, 2012 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joy Adamson
Austrian-british naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910–1980).
Born January 20th, 1910 in Opava. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Shaba National Reserve. [ref]
Megumi Yokota
Kidnapped japanese child (1964-).
Born October 5th, 1964 in Holy Spirit Hospital.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 40 years old in North Korea. [ref]
Julia Margaret Cameron
British photographer (1815–1879).
Born June 11th, 1815 in Garden Reach.
Died January 26th, 1879 at 63 years old in Kalutara.
Marie Dressler
Canadian-american actress (1868-1934).
Born November 9th, 1871 in Cobourg.
Died July 28th, 1934 at 62 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Deaths 2001 to 2010 of 13943
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