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Czech actress.

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Charles C. Stevenson Jr. (95)

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John Heneghan (79)

Irish Gaelic footballer.

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Spanish writer.

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American academic and librarian best known for coining the term "vocational awe."

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Jim Ferguson (85)

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Jacques Tremblay (83)

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Lorenza Trucchi (104)

Italian art critic.

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Julian Wojtkowski (99)

Polish Roman Catholic prelate and theologian

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Hungarian Olympic rower (1980).

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Israeli scholar.

Mickey Lolich (85)

American baseball player (Detroit Tigers

Igal Talmi (101)

Ukrainian-born Israeli nuclear physicist.

François Beukelaers (88)

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Tōsha Meishō (84)

Japanese hayashi musician.

Leo Hilokoski (84)

Finnish bowler.

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American professional wrestler.

Bruce Bentley (81)

Australian footballer (Carlton).

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American arts activist.

Heather Goodall (75)

Australian academic and historian.

Seiichirō Dōkyū (72)

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Canadian writer.

Mario Cid (93)

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Scott Printz (69)

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American singer (The Elegants).

Josefina Castellví (90)

Spanish oceanographer

Lamonte McLemore (86)

American singer (The 5th Dimension).