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204 Notable deaths
by breast cancer
Eslanda Goode Robeson
American anthropologist, author, actor and civil rights activist (1895-1965).
Born December 15th, 1895 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 13th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Lily Parr
British footballer (1905-1978).
Born April 26th, 1905 in St Helens.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 73 years old in Preston (breast cancer).
Barbara Gittings
American librarian, lgbt rights activist (1932–2007).
Born July 31st, 1932 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 2007 at 74 years old in Kennett Square (breast cancer). [ref]
Margaret Walker
American poet and writer (1915-1998).
Born July 7th, 1915 in Birmingham.
Died November 30th, 1998 at 83 years old in Chicago (breast cancer).
Anne Klein
American fashion designer (1923–1974).
Born August 3rd, 1923 in Brooklyn.
Died March 19th, 1974 at 50 years old in New York (breast cancer).
Judi Bari
American environmentalist (1949–1997).
Born November 7th, 1949 in Baltimore.
Died March 2nd, 1997 at 47 years old in California (breast cancer).
Rosanna Schiaffino
Italian actress (1939-2009).
Born November 25th, 1939 in Genoa.
Died October 17th, 2009 at 69 years old in Milan (breast cancer). [ref]
Pauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer (1861–1913).
Born March 10th, 1861 in Six Nations of the Grand River 40.
Died March 7th, 1913 at 51 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer).
Latife Uşşakî
Wife of mustafa kemal atatürk and first lady of turkey (1898-1975).
Born June 17th, 1898 in İzmir.
Died July 12th, 1975 at 77 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
Hannelore Elsner
German actress (1942–2019).
Born July 26th, 1942 in Burghausen.
Died April 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in Munich (breast cancer). [ref]
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