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Female notables
13,919 Notable deaths
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter (1953-2021).
Born July 6th, 1953 in Seguin.
Died August 13th, 2021 at 68 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Maria Altmann
Filed successful lawsuit against government of austria for return of family artwork plundered by the nazis (1916–2011).
Born February 18th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died February 7th, 2011 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Lillian Disney
American artist and philanthropist (1899–1997).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Spalding.
Died December 16th, 1997 at 98 years old in West Los Angeles (stroke).
Caroline Ingalls
Wife of charles ingalls.
Born December 12th, 1839 in Brookfield.
Died April 20th, 1924 at 84 years old in De Smet.
Elena Mukhina
Soviet artistic gymnast (1960–2006).
Born June 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Amrita Sher-Gil
Hungarian-indian painter (1913–1941).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 1941 at 28 years old in Lahore.
Valerie Mahaffey
American actress (1953–2025).
Born June 16th, 1953 in Sumatra.
Died May 30th, 2025 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Geraldine McEwan
British actress (1932-2015).
Born May 9th, 1932 in Old Windsor.
Died January 30th, 2015 at 82 years old in Hammersmith (stroke).
Jean Speegle Howard
American actress (1927-2000).
Born January 31st, 1927 in Duncan.
Died September 2nd, 2000 at 73 years old in Burbank (cardiomyopathy, respiratory disease).
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Second wife of joseph stalin.
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Baku.
Died November 9th, 1932 at 31 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
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