Deaths by...
218 Notable deaths
by brain cancer
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian politician and cleric (1948-2018).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Najaf.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Tehran (brain cancer). [ref]
Colette Renard
French actress (1924-2010).
Born November 1st, 1924 in Ermont.
Died October 6th, 2010 at 85 years old in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (brain cancer). [ref]
Nathan Homer Knorr
Jehovah's witnesses leader.
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Bethlehem.
Died June 8th, 1977 at 72 years old in Wallkill (brain cancer).
Kinuyo Tanaka
Japanese actress and film director.
Born November 28th, 1910 in Shimonoseki. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1977 at 66 years old in Japan (brain cancer).
Li Ao
Taiwanese writer (1935-2018).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Harbin.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 82 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (brain cancer).
Seyni Kountché
Nigerien president (1931-1987).
Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.
Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Vugar Gashimov
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (1986-2014).
Died January 11th, 2014 at 27 years old in Heidelberg (brain cancer).
Alexander Zinoviev
Russian writer (1922–2006).
Born October 29th, 1922 in Chukhlomskoy Uyezd.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 83 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Olga Chekhova
Actress (1897-1980).
Born April 26th, 1897 in Gyumri.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Munich (brain cancer). [ref]
Paul MacCready
American aeronautical engineer (1925-2007).
Born September 29th, 1925 in New Haven. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Pasadena (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 218
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