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1,834 Notable deaths
by cancer
León Febres-Cordero
President of ecuador (1984 - 1988).
Born March 9th, 1931 in Guayaquil.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 77 years old in Guayaquil (cancer). [ref]
Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger
Danish physician.
Born April 23rd, 1867 in Silkeborg.
Died January 30th, 1928 at 60 years old in Copenhagen (cancer). [ref]
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer.
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Louisville. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1981 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
French actor (1949-2010).
Born July 2nd, 1949 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2010 at 61 years old in Le Chesnay (cancer). [ref]
Zuzana Růžičková
Czech cemballist, music educator and pianist.
Born January 14th, 1927 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2017 at 90 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Alfons Rebane
Estonian military personnel.
Born June 24th, 1908 in Valga.
Died March 8th, 1976 at 67 years old in Augsburg (cancer).
Thomas Meighan
American actor.
Born April 9th, 1879 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1936 at 57 years old in Great Neck (cancer). [ref]
Vasilis Tsitsanis
Greek songwriter and bouzouki player.
Born January 18th, 1915 in Trikala.
Died January 18th, 1984 at 69 years old in Royal Brompton Hospital (cancer).
Hans Jæger
Norwegian anarchist (1854-1910).
Born September 2nd, 1854 in Drammen. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1910 at 55 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Amir Aczel
Lecturer (1950-2015).
Born November 6th, 1950 in Haifa.
Died November 26th, 2015 at 65 years old in Nîmes (cancer).
Deaths 1061 to 1070 of 1834
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