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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Matangini Hazra
Martyr of india's independence movement.
Born October 19th, 1870 in Tamluk.
Died September 29th, 1942 at 71 years old (shootout).
Princess Hélène of Orléans
Princess of france.
Born June 13th, 1871 in London.
Died January 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Castellammare di Stabia.
Buchi Emecheta
Nigerian writer (1944–2017).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Lagos.
Died January 25th, 2017 at 72 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Adelina Patti
Spanish opera singer (1843–1919).
Born February 10th, 1843 in Madrid. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1919 at 76 years old in Brecon. [ref]
Jovanka Broz
First lady of yugoslavia (1924–2013).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Pećane.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 88 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Rona Anderson
Scottish actress (1926-2013).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Edinburgh.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Hampstead (disease). [ref]
Ruth First
South african politician (1925-1982).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1982 at 57 years old in Maputo (letter bomb).
Joan Littlewood
British theatre director and actress (1914-2002).
Born October 6th, 1914 in London.
Died September 20th, 2002 at 87 years old in Paris.
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
German empress (1811-1890).
Born September 30th, 1811 in Weimar.
Died January 7th, 1890 at 78 years old in Berlin (influenza).
Samantha Fox
American pornographic actress (1950–2020).
Born December 3rd, 1950 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2020 at 69 years old in New York City (COVID-19).
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