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208 Notable deaths
in Cairo
Félix Éboué
French guiana politician (1884-1944).
Born December 26th, 1884 in Cayenne.
Died May 17th, 1944 at 59 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Tawfiq al-Hakim
Egyptian writer (1898-1987).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam
Member of parliament and ambassador of egypt (1893-1976).
Born March 8th, 1893 in Giza. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1976 at 83 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Wasfi Tal
Prime minister of jordan (1919-1971).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Arapgir.
Died November 28th, 1971 at 52 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Nadia Lotfi
Egyptian actress (1937–2020).
Born January 3rd, 1937 in Abdin.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 83 years old in Cairo (acute bronchitis).
Ali Moustafa Mosharafa
Egyptian physicist (1898–1950).
Born July 11th, 1898 in Damietta.
Died January 16th, 1950 at 51 years old in Cairo (heart failure).
Saad el-Shazly
Egyptian military officer (1922-2011).
Born April 1st, 1922 in Basyoun.
Died February 10th, 2011 at 88 years old in Cairo.
Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe
British diplomat (1858-1945).
Born January 12th, 1858 in London.
Died June 20th, 1945 at 87 years old in Cairo.
Boutros Ghali
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1846-1910).
Born May 12th, 1846 in Beni Suef.
Died February 21st, 1910 at 63 years old in Cairo (assassination). [ref]
Nasr Abu Zayd
Egyptian quranic thinker, author, and academic (1943-2010).
Born October 7th, 1943 in Tanta. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2010 at 66 years old in Cairo. [ref]
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