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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
German princess (1800-1831).
Born December 21st, 1800 in Gotha.
Died August 30th, 1831 at 30 years old in Paris (cancer).
Harriet Jacobs
American slave, writer, and abolitionist (1815-1897).
Born February 11th, 1815 in Edenton. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1897 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hannie Schaft
Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr (1920–1945).
Born September 16th, 1921 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1945 at 23 years old in Bloemendaal (gunshot wound). [ref]
Evelyn Einstein
American activist (1941–2011).
Born March 28th, 1941 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 2011 at 70 years old in Albany.
Sandra Gould
American actress and writer (1916-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died July 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
American madam (1956–2008).
Born March 18th, 1956 in North Charleroi.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 52 years old in Tarpon Springs (hanging to death). [ref]
Krishna Hutheesing
Indian writer.
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Prayagraj.
Died November 9th, 1967 at 60 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Louise Bryant
American activist and journalist (1885–1936).
Born December 5th, 1885 in San Francisco.
Died January 6th, 1936 at 50 years old in Sèvres (cerebral hemorrhage).
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
German princess (1887-1947) and 2nd wife of former emperor wilhelm ii.
Born December 17th, 1887 in Greiz.
Died August 7th, 1947 at 59 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Virginia Christine
American actress (1920–1996).
Born March 5th, 1920 in Stanton.
Died July 24th, 1996 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran