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1,931 Notable deaths
by cancer
Olivera Marković
Actress.
Born May 3rd, 1925 in Belgrade.
Died July 2nd, 2011 at 86 years old in Belgrade (cancer). [ref]
Claude Piéplu
French actor (1923-2006).
Born May 9th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 24th, 2006 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Helma Sanders-Brahms
German film director, screenwriter, producer and actress (1940–2014).
Born November 20th, 1940 in Emden. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2014 at 73 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Wojciech Młynarski
Polish singer.
Born March 26th, 1941 in Warsaw.
Died March 15th, 2017 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
William Nierenberg
American physicist (1919-2000).
Born February 13th, 1919 in New York City.
Died September 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in La Jolla (cancer).
Jonathan Hawkins
British chess player.
Born May 1st, 1983 in Consett. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2025 at 42 years old in Torbay Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Giovanni Arpino
Italian writer and journalist (1927–1987).
Born January 27th, 1927 in Pula.
Died December 10th, 1987 at 60 years old in Turin (cancer).
Marta Harnecker
Chilean academic.
Born January 18th, 1937 in Santiago.
Died June 15th, 2019 at 82 years old in Vancouver (cancer). [ref]
Cristóbal Ortega
Mexican footballer (1956–2025).
Born July 25th, 1956 in Mexico City.
Died January 2nd, 2025 at 68 years old (cancer). [ref]
Grete Mosheim
German actress (1905-1986).
Born January 8th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 81 years old in New York City (cancer).
Deaths 1321 to 1330 of 1931
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