Deaths by...
1,887 Notable deaths
by cancer
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Daniel Bovet
Nobel prize-winning pharmacologist (1907–1992).
Born March 23rd, 1907 in Fleurier. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1992 at 85 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Giancarlo Baghetti
Racecar driver.
Born December 25th, 1934 in Milan.
Died November 27th, 1995 at 60 years old in Milan (cancer).
Philip Dunne
American writer, producer, director (1908-1992).
Born February 11th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1992 at 84 years old in Malibu (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Seel
French writer (1923-2005).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Haguenau.
Died November 25th, 2005 at 82 years old in Toulouse (cancer). [ref]
Klaus Johann Jacobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2008).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Bremen.
Died September 11th, 2008 at 71 years old in Küsnacht (cancer). [ref]
Agnieszka Osiecka
Polish poet and songwriter (1936–1997).
Born October 9th, 1936 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1997 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
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]
Hans Jæger
Norwegian anarchist (1854-1910).
Born September 2nd, 1854 in Drammen. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1910 at 55 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Giovanni Spadolini
45th prime minister of italy (1925-1994).
Born June 21st, 1925 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1994 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
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