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1,050 Notable deaths
in Rome
Bernard Francis Law
Catholic cardinal (1931–2017).
Born November 4th, 1931 in Torreón.
Died December 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mario Lanza
American tenor and actor (1921-1959).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died October 7th, 1959 at 38 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Romano Mussolini
Italian jazz pianist, painter, film producer, and the fourth child and youngest son of benito mussolini (1927–2006).
Born September 26th, 1927 in Forlì. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2006 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Franco Zeffirelli
Italian director and politician (1923-2019).
Born February 12th, 1923 in Florence. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2019 at 96 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
George Santayana
Spanish-american philosopher.
Born December 16th, 1863 in San Bernardo street.
Died September 26th, 1952 at 88 years old in Rome (stomach cancer).
Valentino
Italian fashion designer (1932–2026).
Born May 11th, 1932 in Voghera.
Died January 19th, 2026 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian film director and screenwriter (1912–2007).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Ferrara.
Died July 30th, 2007 at 94 years old in Rome. [ref]
Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Queen of the hellenes (1851–1926).
Born September 3rd, 1851 in Pavlovsk.
Died June 18th, 1926 at 74 years old in Rome.
Cy Twombly
American painter and artist (1928–2011).
Born April 25th, 1928 in Lexington. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2011 at 83 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Raffaella Carrà
Italian singer, actress and television presenter ( 1943-2021 ).
Born June 18th, 1943 in Bologna.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 78 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel