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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Anna J. Cooper
African-american author, educator, speaker and scholar (1858–1964).
Born August 10th, 1858 in Raleigh. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1964 at 105 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Leela Chitnis
Indian actress (1909-2003).
Born September 9th, 1909 in Karnataka.
Died July 14th, 2003 at 93 years old in Danbury.
Liz Dawn
English actress (1939-2017).
Born November 8th, 1939 in Leeds.
Died September 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Whitefield (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
American cryptanalyst and author (1892-1980).
Born August 26th, 1892 in Huntington. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 88 years old in Plainfield.
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999).
Born January 23rd, 1918 in New York.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 81 years old in Chapel Hill.
Natalia Sedova
Russian revolutionary and second wife of leon trotsky (1882-1962).
Born April 5th, 1882 in Romny.
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 80 years old in Corbeil-Essonnes.
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Queen consort of king christian x of denmark (1879–1952).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Schwerin.
Died December 28th, 1952 at 73 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Valérie Quennessen
French theatre and film actress (1957-1989).
Born December 3rd, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died March 19th, 1989 at 31 years old in Saint-Ouen-des-Champs (traffic collision).
Josephine Hutchinson
American actress (1903-1998).
Born October 12th, 1903 in Seattle.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 94 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Sybil Thorndike
British actress (1882–1976).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Gainsborough.
Died June 9th, 1976 at 93 years old in Chelsea.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull