Deaths by...
1,931 Notable deaths
by cancer
María Luisa Bemberg
Film director and screenwriter (1922-1995).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1995 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer).
Kathryn McGuire
American actress (1903-1978).
Born December 6th, 1903 in Peoria.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Willi Forst
Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980).
Born April 7th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Oleg Kagan
Russian violinist (1946–1990).
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Died July 15th, 1990 at 43 years old in Munich (cancer).
Alida Chelli
Actress, singer and tv-hostess.
Born October 23rd, 1943 in Carpi.
Died December 14th, 2012 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
Angela Bailey
Canadian sprinter (1962-2021).
Born February 28th, 1962 in Coventry.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 59 years old in Mississauga (cancer). [ref]
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Born July 28th, 1927 in Melfi. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1986 at 58 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Frank Nighbor
Canadian ice hockey player (1893–1966).
Born January 26th, 1893 in Pembroke.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 73 years old in Pembroke (cancer).
James Ewing
American pathologist (1866–1943).
Born December 25th, 1866 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer).
Bujar Bukoshi
Kosovar politician.
Born May 13th, 1947 in Suhareka.
Died June 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Germany (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 1331 to 1340 of 1931
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