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Female notables
13,914 Notable deaths
Baba Vanga
Bulgarian psychic (1911-1996).
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Strumica. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1996 at 85 years old in Sofia (breast cancer).
Joan Fontaine
British actress (1917–2013).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in Tokyo.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 96 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Vera-Ellen
Actress, singer, dancer (1921-1981).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Norwood.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman.
Born May 1st, 1852 in Princeton.
Died August 1st, 1903 at 51 years old in Terry (pneumonia).
Sushma Swaraj
Indian politician.
Born February 14th, 1952 in Ambala Cantonment.
Died August 6th, 2019 at 67 years old in New Delhi (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet (1818–1848).
Born July 30th, 1818 in The Brontë Birthplace.
Died December 19th, 1848 at 30 years old in Haworth (tuberculosis).
Nargis
Indian actress (1929-1981).
Born June 1st, 1929 in Kolkata.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 51 years old in Mumbai (pancreatic cancer).
Eva Gabor
Hungarian-american actress and socialite (1919–1995).
Born February 11th, 1919 in Budapest.
Died July 4th, 1995 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Carolyn Jones
American actress (1930–1983).
Born April 28th, 1930 in Amarillo.
Died August 3rd, 1983 at 53 years old in West Hollywood (colorectal cancer).
Charlotte Brontë
British novelist and poet (1816-1855).
Born April 21st, 1816 in Thornton.
Died March 31st, 1855 at 38 years old in Haworth (hyperemesis gravidarum). [ref]
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