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208 Notable deaths
in Cairo
Mohammad Reza I of Iran
Shah of iran from 1941 to 1979.
Born October 26th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died July 27th, 1980 at 60 years old in Cairo (lymphoma).
Gamal Abdel Nasser
President of egypt from 1956 to 1970.
Born January 15th, 1918 in Bakos.
Died September 28th, 1970 at 52 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Anwar Sadat
President of egypt from 1970 to 1981.
Born December 25th, 1918 in Mit Abu al-Kum. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1981 at 62 years old in Cairo (firearm). [ref]
Hosni Mubarak
President of egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Born May 4th, 1928 in Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 91 years old in Cairo (surgical complications). [ref]
Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Musha. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1966 at 59 years old in Cairo (hanging to death).
Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer and actress (1904–1975).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Tamayy Elzahayra. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1975 at 70 years old in Cairo.
Faten Hamama
Egyptian producer and actress (1931–2015)..
Died January 17th, 2015 at 83 years old in Cairo (circulatory collapse).
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
British aristocrat (1866-1923).
Born June 26th, 1866 in Highclere Castle.
Died April 5th, 1923 at 56 years old in Cairo (pneumonia).
Nasser El Sonbaty
German egyptian bodybuilder (1965-2013).
Born October 15th, 1965 in Stuttgart.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 47 years old in Cairo (kidney failure).
Idris I of Libya
King of libya from 1951 to 1969.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Jaghbub.
Died May 25th, 1983 at 93 years old in Cairo.
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