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1,834 Notable deaths
by cancer
Ghena Dimitrova
Bulgarian lyric singer.
Born May 6th, 1941 in Beglež. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2005 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Joe Fortenberry
American basketball player.
Born April 1st, 1911 in Slidell.
Died June 3rd, 1993 at 82 years old in Amarillo (cancer).
Wojciech Młynarski
Polish singer.
Born March 26th, 1941 in Warsaw.
Died March 15th, 2017 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Helene Stöcker
German feminist, pacifist and gender activist (1869–1943).
Born November 13th, 1869 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1943 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Claude Miller
French film director, producer and screenwriter (1942-2012).
Born February 20th, 1942 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 4th, 2012 at 70 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Kir Bulychev
Soviet russian science fiction writer and historian (1934–2003).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died September 5th, 2003 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Neville Alexander
South african activist (1936-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1936 in Cradock.
Died August 27th, 2012 at 75 years old in Cape Town (cancer). [ref]
Frank Boucher
Canadian ice hockey player (1901–1977).
Born October 7th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died December 12th, 1977 at 76 years old in Kemptville (cancer).
Maria Palmer
Stage and film actress (1917-1981).
Born September 5th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died September 6th, 1981 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jean-Claude Izzo
French writer (1945-2000).
Born June 20th, 1945 in Marseille. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2000 at 54 years old in 9th arrondissement of Marseille (cancer). [ref]
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