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1,933 Notable deaths
by cancer
Daniel Schmid
Swiss film and theater director (1941–2006).
Born December 26th, 1941 in Flims.
Died August 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Flims (cancer). [ref]
Louis van Dijk
Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Amsterdam.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 78 years old in Rosa Spier Huis (cancer). [ref]
Andréa Parisy
French film actress (1935–2014).
Born December 4th, 1930 in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2014 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Tsiang Tingfu
Chinese historian and diplomat (1895–1965).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Shaoyang.
Died October 9th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer).
Jiří Dienstbier
Czech journalist and politician (1937-2011).
Born April 20th, 1937 in Kladno. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2011 at 73 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Ed Sadowski
American basketball player.
Born July 11th, 1917 in Akron.
Died September 18th, 1990 at 73 years old in Wall Township (cancer).
Lu Yao
Chinese writer (1949-1992).
Born December 3rd, 1949 in Qingjian County.
Died November 17th, 1992 at 42 years old in Xi'an (cancer).
Janusz Wójcik
Polish politician, football player and coach (1953-2017).
Born November 18th, 1953 in Warsaw.
Died November 20th, 2017 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Alan Roscoe
American actor (1886–1933).
Born August 23rd, 1886 in Nashville.
Died March 8th, 1933 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gaby Morlay
French actress (1893-1964).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Angers. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1964 at 71 years old in Nice (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 1471 to 1480 of 1933
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