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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Allan McLeod Cormack
American physicist (1924-1998).
Born February 23rd, 1924 in Johannesburg.
Died May 7th, 1998 at 74 years old in Winchester (cancer).
Yosef Shiloach
Israeli actor (1941–2011).
Born July 9th, 1941 in Iranian Kurdistan.
Died January 3rd, 2011 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Stanislav Hurenko
Soviet politician (1936-2013).
Born May 30th, 1936 in Ilovaisk.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 76 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Paul Reeves
New zealand viceroy, cleric (1932–2011).
Born December 6th, 1932 in Wellington.
Died August 14th, 2011 at 78 years old in Auckland (cancer). [ref]
William Campbell
American businessman and chairman (1940–2016).
Born August 31st, 1940 in Homestead.
Died April 18th, 2016 at 75 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]
Larry W. Hurtado
American biblical scholar.
Born December 29th, 1943 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2019 at 75 years old in Edinburgh (cancer). [ref]
Montserrat Figueras
Catalan soprano singer.
Born March 15th, 1942 in Barcelona.
Died November 23rd, 2011 at 69 years old in Bellaterra (cancer). [ref]
Enzo Jannacci
Italian singer songwriter, composer, actor, stand-up comedian (1935-2013).
Died March 29th, 2013 at 77 years old in Milan (cancer).
Kaoru Yachigusa
Japanese actress (1931-2019).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer (1913–1981).
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Louisville.
Died September 13th, 1981 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
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