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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Tala Birell
Austrian film actress (1907–1958).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 1958 at 50 years old in Landstuhl (cancer).
Orlando Ramón Agosti
Argentine general (1924-1997).
Born December 18th, 1924 in San Andrés de Giles. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Morihiro Saito
Japanese aikidōka (1928–2002).
Born March 31st, 1928 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died May 13th, 2002 at 74 years old in Iwama (cancer).
Don L. Anderson
American geophysicist (1933-2014).
Born March 5th, 1933 in Frederick.
Died December 2nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Cambria (cancer).
Theobald Smith
American epidemiologist (1859–1934).
Born July 31st, 1859 in Albany.
Died December 10th, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City (cancer).
Andrzej Grubba
Polish table tennis player (1958–2005).
Born May 14th, 1958 in Brzeźno Wielkie.
Died July 21st, 2005 at 47 years old in Sopot (cancer).
Johnny Coles
American trumpeter (1926–1997).
Born July 3rd, 1926 in Trenton.
Died December 21st, 1997 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Jane Cowl
American actress and playwright (1883–1950).
Born December 14th, 1883 in Boston.
Died June 22nd, 1950 at 66 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Baruch Kimmerling
Israeli sociologist and historian (1939–2007).
Born October 10th, 1939 in Turda.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 67 years old in Israel (cancer). [ref]
Geir Ivarsøy
Norwegian computer prgrammer (1957–2006).
Born June 27th, 1957 in Norway.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 48 years old in Oslo (cancer).
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