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2,147 Notable deaths
 by cancer

Helen Humes

American jazz and blues singer (1913–1981).

Born June 23rd, 1913 in Louisville.

Died September 9th, 1981 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (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]

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