Deaths by...

1,932 Notable deaths
 by cancer

Kazimierz Górski

Polish footballer (1921-2006).

Born March 2nd, 1921 in Lviv.

Died May 23rd, 2006 at 85 years old in Warsaw (cancer).

Philip Jones Griffiths

Welsh photojournalist (1936–2008).

Born February 18th, 1936.

Died March 19th, 2008 at 72 years old in London (cancer).

Joe Fortenberry

American basketball player.

Born April 1st, 1911 in Slidell.

Died June 3rd, 1993 at 82 years old in Amarillo (cancer).

Musine Kokalari

Albanian writer (1917-1983).

Born February 10th, 1917 in Adana.

Died August 24th, 1983 at 66 years old in Rrëshen (cancer).

Eusebio Poncela

Spanish actor.

Born September 15th, 1945 in Madrid. [ref]

Died August 27th, 2025 at 79 years old in El Escorial (cancer). [ref]

Ed Emshwiller

American illustrator and filmmaker.

Born February 16th, 1926 in Lansing.

Died July 27th, 1999 at 73 years old in Valencia (cancer).

Franciszek Smuda

Polish football player and manager (1948–2024).

Born June 22nd, 1948 in Lubomia.

Died August 18th, 2024 at 76 years old in Kraków (cancer). [ref]

Rafaela Ottiano

Italian actress (1888–1942).

Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.

Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).

Evgeny Vakhtangov

Russian actor and theatre director (1883-1922).

Born February 13th, 1883 in Vladikavkaz.

Died May 29th, 1922 at 39 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Spanish conductor (1933–2014).

Born September 15th, 1933 in Burgos.

Died June 11th, 2014 at 80 years old in Pamplona (cancer).

Deaths 1161 to 1170 of 1932

 

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