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27 Notable deaths
in Brisbane
Dale Spender
Australian writer.
Born September 22nd, 1943 in Newcastle.
Died November 21st, 2023 at 80 years old in Brisbane. [ref]
Dorothy Hill
Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907 - 1997).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Brisbane.
Mekere Morauta
Papua new guinea prime minister.
Born June 12th, 1946 in Papua New Guinea.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 74 years old in Brisbane.
Bille Brown
Australian actor (1952–2013).
Born January 11th, 1952 in Biloela.
Died January 13th, 2013 at 61 years old in Brisbane (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Bill Skate
Prime minister of papua new guinea (1953-2006).
Born September 26th, 1953 in Port Moresby.
Died January 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Brisbane (stroke). [ref]
Thomas Parnell
Australian physicist (1881–1948).
Born July 5th, 1881 in England.
Died September 1st, 1948 at 67 years old in Brisbane.
Augustus Charles Gregory
Australian explorer (1819-1905).
Born August 1st, 1819 in Farnsfield.
Died June 25th, 1905 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Rick Mitchell
Australian sprinter (1955–2021).
Born March 24th, 1955 in Sydney.
Died May 30th, 2021 at 66 years old in Brisbane (prostate cancer). [ref]
Charles Walter De Vis
English clergyman, botanist and zoologist (1829-1915).
Born May 9th, 1829 in Birmingham.
Died April 30th, 1915 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Hector Hogan
Australian sprinter (1931–1960).
Born July 11th, 1931 in Rockhampton.
Died September 2nd, 1960 at 29 years old in Brisbane (leukemia).
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