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1,834 Notable deaths
by cancer
Werner Müller
German manager and politician (1946-2019).
Died July 15th, 2019 at 73 years old in Essen (cancer). [ref]
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist.
Born July 28th, 1927 in Melfi. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1986 at 58 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
Tefta Tashko-Koço
Albanian artist (1910–1947).
Born November 2nd, 1910 in Faiyum.
Died December 29th, 1947 at 37 years old in Tirana (cancer).
Willi Forst
Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980).
Born April 7th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
James Ewing
American pathologist.
Born December 25th, 1866 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer).
Marta Harnecker
Chilean academic.
Born January 18th, 1937 in Santiago.
Died June 15th, 2019 at 82 years old in Vancouver (cancer). [ref]
María Luisa Bemberg
Film director and screenwriter (1922-1995).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1995 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires (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).
Dean Woods
Australian cyclist.
Born June 22nd, 1966 in Wangaratta.
Died March 3rd, 2022 at 55 years old (cancer). [ref]
Robert Blust
American linguist.
Born May 9th, 1940 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2022 at 81 years old in Honolulu (cancer). [ref]
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