Deaths by...
1,937 Notable deaths
by cancer
Liliana Ronchetti
Basketball player (1927–1974).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Como.
Died February 4th, 1974 at 46 years old (cancer).
Gert Jonke
Austrian writer (1946–2009).
Born February 8th, 1946 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died January 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Shahriyar Rahimov
Azerbaijani footballer (1989-2023).
Died August 25th, 2023 at 34 years old in Turkey (cancer). [ref]
Kresten Bjerre
Danish football palyer and coach (1946-2014).
Born February 22nd, 1946 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 2014 at 67 years old in Frederikssund (cancer). [ref]
Marcel Perez
Silent-movie actor (1884-1929).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Madrid.
Died February 8th, 1929 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Carlo Tagnin
Italian footballer and manager (1932–2000).
Born November 18th, 1932 in Alessandria.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 67 years old in Alessandria (cancer).
Carlo Clerici
Swiss racing cyclist (1929-2007).
Born September 3rd, 1929 in Zürich.
Died January 28th, 2007 at 77 years old in Zürich (cancer). [ref]
Agnes von Krusenstjerna
Swedish writer (1894-1940).
Born October 9th, 1894 in Växjö Parish.
Died March 10th, 1940 at 45 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (cancer).
Olena Chekan
Soviet journalist and actor (1946-2013).
Born April 26th, 1946 in Kyiv.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 67 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Fred Anton Maier
Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1938–2015).
Born December 15th, 1938 in Nøtterøy.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 76 years old in Nøtterøy (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 1751 to 1760 of 1937
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