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204 Notable deaths
by breast cancer
Toshiko Fujita
Japanese actress and voice actress (1950–2018).
Born April 5th, 1950 in Dalian.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 68 years old in Japan (breast cancer). [ref]
Violette Leduc
French writer (1907–1972).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Arras. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1972 at 65 years old in Faucon (breast cancer).
Kvitka Cisyk
American opera singer of ukrainian descent (1953–1998).
Born April 4th, 1953 in Queens.
Died March 29th, 1998 at 44 years old in Manhattan (breast cancer).
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese actress and voice actress (1964–2016).
Born November 4th, 1964 in Ama district.
Died May 17th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer). [ref]
Yao Beina
Chinese female singer.
Born September 26th, 1981 in Wuhan.
Died January 16th, 2015 at 33 years old in Shenzhen (breast cancer).
Daphne Sheldrick
Kenya-based british author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry (1934–2018).
Born June 4th, 1934 in Kenya. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2018 at 83 years old in Nairobi (breast cancer). [ref]
María Kodama
Argentine writer (1937–2023).
Born March 10th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 26th, 2023 at 86 years old in Vicente López (breast cancer). [ref]
Donna Williams
Australian writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor.
Born October 12th, 1963 in Melbourne.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 53 years old in Ringwood East (breast cancer).
Mao Kobayashi
Japanese newscaster and actress.
Born July 21st, 1982 in Ojiya. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2017 at 34 years old in Aobadai (breast cancer). [ref]
Charlotte Moorman
American cellist and performance artist (1933–1991).
Born November 18th, 1933 in Little Rock.
Died November 8th, 1991 at 57 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
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