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216 Notable deaths
by brain cancer
Duygu Asena
Turkish journalist, author, women's rights activist (1946-2006).
Born April 19th, 1946 in Istanbul.
Died July 30th, 2006 at 60 years old in Istanbul (brain cancer). [ref]
Felix Aderca
Romanian writer (1891-1962).
Born March 13th, 1891 in Vaslui County.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 71 years old in Bucharest (brain cancer).
Carlo Felice Trossi
Italian racecar driver (1908-1949).
Born April 27th, 1908 in Biella.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 41 years old in Milan (brain cancer).
Bohdan Paczyński
Polish astronomer (1940-2007).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2007 at 67 years old in Princeton (brain cancer). [ref]
Silvi Vrait
Estonian singer (1951-2013).
Born April 28th, 1951 in Kehra.
Died June 28th, 2013 at 62 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer). [ref]
Pierre Blanchar
French actor.
Born June 30th, 1892 in Skikda.
Died November 21st, 1963 at 71 years old in Suresnes (brain cancer).
Juan Benet
Spanish writer.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Madrid.
Died January 5th, 1993 at 65 years old in Madrid (brain cancer). [ref]
Věra Suková
Czechoslovak tennis player (1931-1982).
Born June 13th, 1931 in Uherské Hradiště. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1982 at 50 years old in Prague (brain cancer). [ref]
Mohsen Sadr
Persian politician (1866-1962).
Born September 11th, 1866 in Mahallat. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1962 at 96 years old in Tehran (brain cancer).
Kevin Berry
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record holder (1945-2006).
Born April 10th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 61 years old in Sydney (brain cancer). [ref]
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