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Female notables
10 Notable deaths
Helen Wills
American tennis player (1905–1998).
Born October 6th, 1905 in Fremont.
Died January 1st, 1998 at 92 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Marisa Paredes
Spanish actress (1946–2024).
Born April 3rd, 1946 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2024 at 78 years old in Madrid (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Susan Shaw
English actress (1929–1978).
Born August 29th, 1929 in London Borough of Lambeth.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 49 years old in Middlesex (liver cirrhosis).
Malvina Reynolds
American folk singer (1900–1978).
Born August 23rd, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died March 17th, 1978 at 77 years old in Berkeley.
Jennifer Finch
American musician, designer and photographer (1966–2026).
Born August 5th, 1966 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 2026 at 59 years old (brain cancer). [ref]
T. R. Rajakumari
Indian actress (1922-1999).
Born May 5th, 1922 in Thanjavur.
Died September 20th, 1999 at 77 years old in Chennai.
Esther Afua Ocloo
Ghanaian entrepreneur (1919-2002).
Born April 18th, 1919 in South Dayi District. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2002 at 82 years old in Accra (pneumonia). [ref]
Winifred Atwell
Trinidad and tobago musician (1914–1983).
Born February 27th, 1914 in Tunapuna.
Died February 28th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sydney.
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Japanese singer and actress (1920-2014).
Born February 12th, 1920 in Dengta.
Died September 7th, 2014 at 94 years old in Chiyoda (heart failure).
Tanith Lee
British writer (1947-2015).
Born September 19th, 1947 in London. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2015 at 67 years old in East Sussex (breast cancer).
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson