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Female notables
13,919 Notable deaths
Doris Lessing
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013).
Born October 22nd, 1919 in Kermanshah. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2013 at 94 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Edith Cavell
British nurse (1865-1915).
Born December 4th, 1865 in Swardeston.
Died October 12th, 1915 at 49 years old in Schaerbeek (gunshot wound).
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986).
Born April 5th, 1949 in Akron.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 36 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Florence Owens Thompson
Native-american farm worker, subject of dorothea lange's famous photo migrant mother (1903-1983).
Born September 1st, 1903 in Indian Territory.
Died September 16th, 1983 at 80 years old in Scotts Valley.
Sherri Martel
American professional wrestler and manager (1958–2007).
Born February 8th, 1958 in New Orleans.
Died June 15th, 2007 at 49 years old in Birmingham (drug overdose). [ref]
Isabel Sanford
American actress (1917–2004).
Born August 29th, 1917 in Harlem.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease, cardiac arrest).
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
British royal (1833–1897), mother of mary of teck.
Born November 27th, 1833 in Hanover.
Died October 27th, 1897 at 63 years old in White Lodge.
Sunanda Pushkar
Indo canadian businessperson.
Born June 27th, 1962 in Sopore.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 51 years old in New Delhi (drug overdose).
Effie Gray
Scottish artist and model (1828-1897).
Died December 23rd, 1897 at 69 years old in Perth.
María de los Angeles Felix Güereña
Mexican actress (1914-2002).
Born May 4th, 1914 in Álamos. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest).
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