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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Caroline Weldon
American activist (1844-1921).
Born December 4th, 1844 in Basel-Kleinhüningen.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 76 years old in Brooklyn.
Suman Kalyanpur
Indian singer.
Born January 28th, 1937 in Dhaka.
Died May 31st, 2026 at 89 years old in Mumbai, India.
Lucy Stone
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893).
Born August 13th, 1818 in West Brookfield. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1893 at 75 years old in Boston (stomach cancer).
Freddie Oversteegen
Dutch resistance fighter (1925–2018).
Born September 6th, 1925 in Schoten. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2018 at 92 years old in Driehuis. [ref]
Mary Philips
American stage actor (1901-1975).
Born January 23rd, 1901 in New London.
Died April 22nd, 1975 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Edith Sitwell
British poet (1887-1964).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Scarborough.
Died December 9th, 1964 at 77 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover
Youngest daughter of christian ix of denmark and queen louise (1853–1933).
Born September 29th, 1853 in Yellow Palace.
Died February 26th, 1933 at 79 years old in Gmunden.
Faith Ringgold
African american painter and sculptor (1930–2024).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Harlem. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2024 at 93 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948).
Born June 5th, 1887 in New York City.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sudha Shivpuri
Indian actress (1937-2015).
Born July 14th, 1937 in Indore.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 77 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
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