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Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
August Gaul
German animal sculptor (1869-1921).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Großauheim.
Died October 18th, 1921 at 51 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Zhivko Gospodinov
Bulgarian footballer (1957-2015).
Born September 6th, 1957 in Vladimirovo.
Died May 4th, 2015 at 57 years old in Varna (cancer). [ref]
Francisco Javier Aguilar García
Spanish footballer (1949-2020).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Santander.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Gerardo Barbero
Argentine chess player.
Born August 21st, 1961 in Lanús.
Died March 4th, 2001 at 39 years old in Budapest (cancer).
Inés Ayala
Spanish politician.
Born March 28th, 1957 in Zaragoza.
Died July 25th, 2024 at 67 years old (cancer). [ref]
Anna Lizaran
Catalan actress.
Born August 31st, 1944 in Esparreguera.
Died January 12th, 2013 at 68 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Jean Nicolay
Belgian footballer (1937–2014).
Born December 27th, 1937 in Liège.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 76 years old in City of Brussels (cancer). [ref]
Alexander Yashin
Soviet writer (1913–1968).
Born March 27th, 1913 in Bludnovo.
Died July 11th, 1968 at 55 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Erno Paasilinna
Finnish writer and journalist (1935–2000).
Born March 14th, 1935 in Pechenga.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 65 years old in Tampere (cancer).
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