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1,834 Notable deaths
by cancer
Dave Meyers
American basketball player (1953-2015).
Born April 21st, 1953 in San Diego.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 62 years old in Temecula (cancer).
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Russian-american pianist and conductor (1878-1936).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1936 at 58 years old in Detroit (cancer). [ref]
Per Brinch Hansen
Computer scientist (1938-2007).
Born November 13th, 1938 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 31st, 2007 at 68 years old in Syracuse (cancer).
George Coyne
American astronomer.
Born January 19th, 1933 in Baltimore.
Died February 11th, 2020 at 87 years old in Syracuse (cancer). [ref]
Nate Huffman
American basketball player.
Born April 2nd, 1975 in Battle Creek.
Died October 15th, 2015 at 40 years old in Battle Creek (cancer). [ref]
Jack Smight
American film director (1925-2003).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2003 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Tzeni Karezi
Greek actress.
Born January 12th, 1932 in Athens.
Died July 27th, 1992 at 60 years old in Athens (cancer).
C. K. Williams
American poet and critic (1936-2015).
Born November 4th, 1936 in Newark. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hopewell (cancer). [ref]
Busi Mhlongo
South african singer-songwriter.
Born October 28th, 1947 in Inanda.
Died June 15th, 2010 at 62 years old in Durban (cancer).
Dale T. Mortensen
American economist (1939-2014).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Enterprise. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2014 at 74 years old in Wilmette (cancer). [ref]
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