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1,834 Notable deaths
by cancer
Jean Lecanuet
French politician (1920-1993).
Born March 4th, 1920 in Rouen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1993 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Tomu Uchida
Japanese film director (1898-1970).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Okayama.
Died August 7th, 1970 at 72 years old in Japan (cancer).
Martin Benrath
German actor (1926–2000).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Berlin.
Died January 31st, 2000 at 73 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee (cancer).
Batya Gur
Israeli writer (1947–2005).
Born September 1st, 1947 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2005 at 57 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Lennox Miller
Athletics competitor, sprinter (1946–2004).
Born October 8th, 1946 in Kingston. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2004 at 58 years old in Pasadena (cancer). [ref]
Grace Cunard
American actress, screenwriter and film director (1893-1967).
Born April 8th, 1893 in Columbus.
Died January 19th, 1967 at 73 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Alice Sapritch
Actress (1916-1990).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1990 at 73 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Christine Charbonneau
Canadian singer (1943-2014).
Born October 18th, 1943 in Montreal.
Died May 30th, 2014 at 70 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Leo Fall
Austrian composer.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1925 at 52 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Peter Mikkelsen
Danish football referee (1960-2019).
Born May 1st, 1960 in Copenhagen.
Died January 30th, 2019 at 58 years old (cancer). [ref]
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