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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Gerda Christian
Personal secretary of adolf hitler (1913–1997).
Born December 13th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died April 14th, 1997 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer).
Rita Lee
Brazilian singer, songwriter, author, actress and television host (1947–2023).
Born December 31st, 1947 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2023 at 75 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer). [ref]
Grace Lee Boggs
American social activist and feminist (1915-2015).
Born June 27th, 1915 in Providence. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Helen Gahagan Douglas
American actress and politician (1900–1980).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Boonton Town.
Died June 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer, breast cancer).
Maggie McNamara
American actress (1928-1978).
Born June 18th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1978 at 48 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Princess Christina of the Netherlands
Dutch princess (1947-2019).
Born February 18th, 1947 in Soestdijk Palace. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2019 at 72 years old in Noordeinde Palace (bone cancer). [ref]
Wanda Rutkiewicz
Polish mountain climber (1943-1992).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Plungė.
Died May 13th, 1992 at 49 years old in Kanchenjunga. [ref]
Sunny Johnson
American actress (1953-1984).
Born September 21st, 1953 in Bakersfield.
Died June 19th, 1984 at 30 years old in Los Angeles.
Louise Nevelson
American sculptor (1899-1988).
Born September 23rd, 1899 in Pereiaslav.
Died April 17th, 1988 at 88 years old in New York City.
Polina Zhemchuzhina
Soviet politician (1897-1970).
Born March 12th, 1897 in Polohy.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold