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601 Notable deaths
 in Madrid

Jaime Milans del Bosch

Spanish general (1915–1997).

Born June 8th, 1915 in Madrid.

Died July 26th, 1997 at 82 years old in Madrid (brain tumor).

Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda

Cuban-spanish playwright and poet, editor.

Born December 11th, 1814 in Camagüey. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1873 at 58 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Gloria Fuertes

Spanish writer (1917–1998).

Born July 28th, 1917 in Madrid.

Died November 27th, 1998 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Ramón Menéndez Pidal

Spanish philologist (1869-1968).

Born March 13th, 1869 in A Coruña.

Died November 14th, 1968 at 99 years old in Madrid.

Ignacio Zuloaga

Spanish painter (1870-1945).

Born July 26th, 1870 in Eibar.

Died October 31st, 1945 at 75 years old in Madrid.

Stanley Jaki

Hungarian-american priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009).

Born August 17th, 1924 in Győr.

Died April 7th, 2009 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Waldo de los Ríos

Argentine composer, conductor, pianist, arranger (1934-1977).

Born September 7th, 1934 in Buenos Aires.

Died March 28th, 1977 at 42 years old in Madrid. [ref]

José Martínez Ruiz

Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic (1873–1967).

Born June 11th, 1874 in Monòver.

Died March 4th, 1967 at 92 years old in Madrid.

Maruja Mallo

Galician artist; surrealist painter (1902-1995).

Born January 5th, 1902 in Viveiro. [ref]

Died November 6th, 1995 at 93 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Gaspar Cassadó

Catalan cellist and composer (1897–1966).

Born October 5th, 1897 in Barcelona. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1966 at 69 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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