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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Fatemeh Pahlavi
Iranian princess.
Born October 28th, 1928 in Tehran.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 58 years old in London (cancer).
Thomas Crawford
American sculptor (1814-1857).
Born March 22nd, 1814 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1857 at 43 years old in London (cancer).
Allan Pettersson
Swedish composer and violist.
Born September 19th, 1911 in Västra Ryd.
Died June 20th, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Markus Beyer
German boxer (1971–2018).
Born April 28th, 1971 in Erlabrunn.
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 47 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Rosina Lawrence
American actress (1912-1997).
Born December 30th, 1912 in Westboro.
Died June 23rd, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
Janwillem van de Wetering
Dutch writer (1931–2008).
Born March 12th, 1931 in Rotterdam.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 77 years old in Blue Hill (cancer).
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Russian pianist (1901-1961).
Born May 8th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 29th, 1961 at 60 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Meir Shalev
Israeli writer (1948–2023).
Born July 29th, 1948 in Nahalal.
Died April 11th, 2023 at 74 years old in Alonei Abba (cancer). [ref]
Chris Dobson
British chemist (1949-2019).
Born October 8th, 1949 in Rinteln.
Died September 8th, 2019 at 69 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
John Clellon Holmes
American beat generation writer, novelist (1926–1988).
Born March 12th, 1926 in Massachusetts.
Died March 30th, 1988 at 62 years old in Middletown (cancer).
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