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238 Notable deaths
 by brain cancer

Karl Lieffen

Actor (1926-1999).

Born May 17th, 1926 in Osek.

Died January 13th, 1999 at 72 years old in Starnberg (brain cancer).

Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya

Soviet-born american chess player.

Born March 11th, 1957 in Saint Petersburg.

Died November 18th, 2012 at 55 years old in Seattle (brain cancer).

Yelena Petushkova

Russian equestrian (1940-2007).

Born November 17th, 1940 in Moscow.

Died January 8th, 2007 at 66 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).

Joan Lind

American rower (1952-2015).

Born September 26th, 1952 in Long Beach.

Died August 28th, 2015 at 62 years old in Long Beach (brain cancer). [ref]

Ronald A. Parise

American astronaut (1951–2008).

Born May 24th, 1951 in Warren.

Died May 9th, 2008 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer). [ref]

Maksym Bilyi

Ukrainian footballer (1989-2013).

Born April 27th, 1989 in Samar.

Died September 14th, 2013 at 24 years old in Samar (brain cancer).

Ladislav Lubina

Czech ice hockey player.

Born February 11th, 1967 in Hradec Králové, Dvůr Králové nad Labem.

Died September 14th, 2021 at 54 years old (brain cancer). [ref]

Anatolii Levchenko

Soviet test pilot and cosmonaut (1941-1988).

Born May 5th, 1941 in Krasnokutsk.

Died August 6th, 1988 at 47 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).

Donald Beer

American rower (1935–1997).

Born May 31st, 1935 in New York City.

Died January 25th, 1997 at 61 years old in Princeton (brain cancer).

Trevor Coker

New zealand rower (1949-1981).

Born October 1st, 1949 in Whanganui.

Died August 23rd, 1981 at 31 years old in Whanganui (brain cancer).

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