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155 Notable deaths
by breast cancer
Anne Wiazemsky
French actress (1947-2017).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Charlottenburg. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2017 at 70 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer). [ref]
Margery Allingham
English writer of detective fiction, editor.
Born May 20th, 1904 in Ealing. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1966 at 62 years old in Severalls Hospital (breast cancer). [ref]
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
American scholar of queer theory (1950-2009).
Born May 2nd, 1950 in Dayton. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 58 years old in New York City, Manhattan (breast cancer). [ref]
Soraya
Colombian-american singer-songwriter.
Born March 11th, 1969 in Point Pleasant.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 37 years old in Miami (breast cancer). [ref]
Sylva Koscina
Yugoslav actress (1933-1994).
Born August 22nd, 1933 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1994 at 61 years old in Rome (breast cancer). [ref]
Margot Honecker
East german politician (1927-2016).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 6th, 2016 at 89 years old in Santiago (breast cancer). [ref]
Barbara Pym
British writer.
Born June 2nd, 1913 in Oswestry.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 66 years old in Finstock (breast cancer).
Siobhan Dowd
British writer and activist.
Born February 4th, 1960 in London, Leeds. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2007 at 47 years old in Oxford (breast cancer). [ref]
Kirin Kiki
Japanese actress (1943-2018).
Born January 15th, 1943 in Tokyo City.
Died September 15th, 2018 at 75 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer).
Patricia Janečková
Slovak opera crossover singer (1998-2023).
Born June 18th, 1998 in Münchberg.
Died October 1st, 2023 at 25 years old in Ostrava (breast cancer). [ref]
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