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2,148 Notable deaths
 by cancer

Henry-Russell Hitchcock

American art historian (1903–1987).

Born June 3rd, 1903 in Boston.

Died February 19th, 1987 at 83 years old in New York City (cancer).

Andrew Marton

Hungarian-american film director (1904-1992).

Born January 26th, 1904 in Budapest.

Died January 7th, 1992 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).

Manfred Max-Neef

Professor of economics; environmentalist; chilean presidential candidate (1932-2019).

Born October 26th, 1932 in Valparaíso.

Died August 8th, 2019 at 86 years old in Valdivia (cancer). [ref]

Hassan Zirak

Iranian kurdish songwriter-singer.

Born November 29th, 1921 in Bukan.

Died June 26th, 1972 at 50 years old in Iran (cancer).

Steven R. Nagel

American astronaut (1946-2014).

Born October 27th, 1946 in Canton.

Died August 21st, 2014 at 67 years old in Columbia (cancer). [ref]

Antonio Cassese

Italian writer and jurist (1937–2011).

Born January 1st, 1937 in Atripalda.

Died October 22nd, 2011 at 74 years old in Florence (cancer). [ref]

Bernard Lazare

French jewish literary critic, political journalist, polemicist, and anarchist (1865-1903).

Born June 14th, 1865 in Nîmes.

Died September 1st, 1903 at 38 years old in Paris (cancer).

Ghena Dimitrova

Bulgarian lyric singer.

Born May 6th, 1941 in Beglezh.

Died June 11th, 2005 at 64 years old in Milan (cancer).

Wayne Collett

American sprinter (1949–2010).

Born October 20th, 1949 in Los Angeles.

Died March 17th, 2010 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Jürgen Graf

Swiss holocaust denier.

Born August 15th, 1951 in Basel.

Died January 14th, 2025 at 73 years old in Basel (cancer). [ref]

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