Deaths by...
1,926 Notable deaths
by cancer
Rodolfo Acosta
Mexican character actor (1920-1974).
Born July 29th, 1920 in Chihuahua City.
Died November 7th, 1974 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Bukka White
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1906 in Houston.
Died February 26th, 1977 at 70 years old in Memphis (cancer).
Michael Piller
American television producer and scriptwriter (1948–2005).
Born May 30th, 1948 in New York City.
Died November 1st, 2005 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Cathy Downs
American actress (1924–1976).
Born March 3rd, 1924 in Port Jefferson.
Died December 8th, 1976 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Mark Stevens
American actor (1916–1994).
Born December 13th, 1916 in Cleveland.
Died September 15th, 1994 at 77 years old in Spain (cancer).
Annette Vadim
Danish actress (1936-2005).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Funen.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 69 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Zubaida Tharwat
Egyptian actress.
Born June 14th, 1940 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2016 at 76 years old in Egypt (cancer). [ref]
Arman
French-born american artist (1928-2005).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Nice.
Died October 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Mary Douglas
British anthropologist.
Born March 25th, 1921 in Sanremo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Andy Anderson
English drummer (1951-2019).
Born January 30th, 1951 in London.
Died February 26th, 2019 at 68 years old (cancer).
Deaths 581 to 590 of 1926
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