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159 Notable deaths
by breast cancer
Phyllis Nicolson
Mathematician (1917–1968).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Macclesfield.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 51 years old in Sheffield (breast cancer).
Julie Ditty
Us female tennis player.
Born January 4th, 1979 in Atlanta.
Died August 31st, 2021 at 42 years old in Ashland (breast cancer). [ref]
Nora Astorga
Nicaraguan revolutionary (1944-1988).
Born December 10th, 1944 in Managua.
Died February 14th, 1988 at 43 years old in Managua (breast cancer).
Dina Sfat
Brazilian actress.
Born October 28th, 1938 in São Paulo.
Died March 20th, 1989 at 50 years old in Rio de Janeiro (breast cancer).
Bisi Silva
Nigerian art curator and art critic (1962-2019).
Died February 12th, 2019 at 56 years old in Lagos (breast cancer). [ref]
Beate Grimsrud
Norwegian writer (1963-2020).
Born April 28th, 1963 in Bærum.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 57 years old in Stockholm (breast cancer). [ref]
Annarita Sidoti
Italian racewalker.
Born July 25th, 1969 in Gioiosa Marea.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 45 years old in Gioiosa Marea (breast cancer). [ref]
Maria Mercè Marçal
Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator.
Born November 13th, 1952 in Ivars d'Urgell. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1998 at 45 years old in Barcelona (breast cancer). [ref]
Sevgi Soysal
Turkish writer (1936–1976).
Born September 30th, 1936 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 40 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
Nora Illi
Swiss muslim activist.
Born April 3rd, 1984 in Uster.
Died March 23rd, 2020 at 35 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern (breast cancer).
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