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71 Notable deaths
in Vancouver
Cyclone Taylor
Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant.
Born June 23rd, 1884 in Tara. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1979 at 94 years old in Vancouver.
Lorena Gale
Canadian actress (1958-2009).
Born May 9th, 1958 in Montreal.
Died June 21st, 2009 at 51 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Paul Horn
American flautist in jazz and new age music (1930-2014).
Born March 17th, 1930 in New York City.
Died June 29th, 2014 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
George Woodcock
Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic (1912-1995).
Born May 8th, 1912 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1995 at 82 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
George Volkoff
Canadian physicist (1914–2000).
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Moscow.
Died April 24th, 2000 at 86 years old in Vancouver.
Percy Williams
Canadian athlete (1908–1982).
Born May 19th, 1908 in Vancouver.
Died November 29th, 1982 at 74 years old in Vancouver (gunshot wound).
Elly Mayday
Canadian model (1988-2019).
Born April 15th, 1988 in Aylesbury.
Died March 1st, 2019 at 30 years old in Vancouver (ovarian cancer).
Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen
German world war ii u-boat commander (1913-2000).
Born February 22nd, 1913 in Riga.
Died August 17th, 2000 at 87 years old in Vancouver.
Kathleen Heddle
Canadian olympic rower (1965–2021).
Born November 27th, 1965 in Trail.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 55 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer). [ref]
Piotr Sobociński
Polish cinematographer (1958-2001).
Born February 3rd, 1958 in Łódź.
Died March 26th, 2001 at 43 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
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