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1,834 Notable deaths
by cancer
Nikola Simić
Actor, theater actor, film actor.
Born May 18th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died November 9th, 2014 at 80 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
Georgette Leblanc
French singer.
Born February 8th, 1869 in Rouen. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1941 at 72 years old in Le Cannet (cancer).
Red Callender
American string bass and tuba player, member of the wrecking crew.
Born March 6th, 1916 in Virginia. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1992 at 76 years old in Saugus (cancer). [ref]
Lina Morgan
Spanish film, theatre and television actress theatre owner.
Born March 20th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Madrid (cancer).
J. B. Hutto
American blues musician.
Born April 26th, 1926 in South Carolina. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1983 at 57 years old in Harvey (cancer). [ref]
Ruth Roland
American actress.
Born August 26th, 1892 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1937 at 45 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Lembit Ulfsak
Estonian stage and film actor (1947-2017).
Died March 22nd, 2017 at 69 years old in Tallinn (cancer). [ref]
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter.
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Wood Krutch
American writer, critic, and naturalist (1893–1970).
Born November 25th, 1893 in Knoxville.
Died May 22nd, 1970 at 76 years old in Tucson (cancer). [ref]
Frédéric Back
Canadian animator (1924-2013).
Born April 8th, 1924 in Saarbrücken.
Died December 24th, 2013 at 89 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
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