Female notables

13,913 Notable deaths

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

American lawyer and jurist (1933–2020).

Born March 15th, 1933 in Brooklyn.

Died September 18th, 2020 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Elizabeth Taylor

British-american actress (1932–2011).

Born February 27th, 1932 in Hampstead Garden Suburb. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 2011 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (congestive heart failure). [ref]

Mother Teresa

Albanian-indian catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997).

Born August 26th, 1910 in Skopje.

Died September 5th, 1997 at 87 years old in Kolkata (heart failure).

Anne Frank

German-born dutch jewish diarist and holocaust victim (1929–1945).

Born June 12th, 1929 in Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1945 at 15 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus). [ref]

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954).

Born July 6th, 1907 in Coyoacán.

Died July 13th, 1954 at 47 years old in Coyoacán (phlebitis, pulmonary embolism, bronchopneumonia).

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018).

Born March 25th, 1942 in Memphis.

Died August 16th, 2018 at 76 years old in Detroit (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Diane Keaton

American actress and film director (1946–2025).

Born January 5th, 1946 in Los Angeles.

Died October 11th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023).

Born December 8th, 1966 in Glenageary.

Died July 26th, 2023 at 56 years old in London (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory tract infection). [ref]

Marie Curie

Polish-french physicist and chemist (1867–1934).

Born November 7th, 1867 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1934 at 66 years old in Sancellemoz (aplastic anemia). [ref]

Indira Gandhi

Prime minister of india (1966-1977; 1980-1984).

Born November 19th, 1917 in Prayagraj. [ref]

Died October 31st, 1984 at 66 years old in New Delhi (gunshot wound). [ref]

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