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224 Notable deaths
 by brain cancer

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).

Olga Chekhova

Actress (1897-1980).

Born April 26th, 1897 in Gyumri.

Died March 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Munich (brain cancer). [ref]

Nadia Toffa

Italian journalist (1979–2019).

Born June 10th, 1979 in Brescia. [ref]

Died August 13th, 2019 at 40 years old in Brescia (brain cancer). [ref]

Peter Rice

Irish engineer.

Born June 16th, 1935 in Dundalk.

Died October 25th, 1992 at 57 years old in London (brain cancer). [ref]

Gianroberto Casaleggio

Italian businessman.

Born August 14th, 1954 in Milan.

Died April 12th, 2016 at 61 years old in Milan (brain cancer). [ref]

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]

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]

Vugar Gashimov

Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (1986-2014).

Born July 24th, 1986 in Baku.

Died January 11th, 2014 at 27 years old in Heidelberg (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).

Wolfgang Frank

German football player and manager (1951–2013).

Born February 21st, 1951 in Reichenbach an der Fils.

Died September 7th, 2013 at 62 years old in Mainz (brain cancer).

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