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2,149 Notable deaths
by cancer
Willi Forst
Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980).
Born April 7th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Oleg Kagan
Russian violinist (1946–1990).
Born November 22nd, 1946 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Died July 15th, 1990 at 43 years old in Munich (cancer).
Alida Chelli
Actress, singer and tv-hostess.
Born October 23rd, 1943.
Died December 14th, 2012 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
Angela Bailey
Canadian sprinter (1962-2021).
Born February 28th, 1962 in Coventry.
Died July 31st, 2021 at 59 years old in Mississauga (cancer). [ref]
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist (1927–1986).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Melfi.
Died February 25th, 1986 at 58 years old in Rome (cancer).
Frank Nighbor
Canadian ice hockey player (1893–1966).
Born January 26th, 1893 in Pembroke.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 73 years old in Pembroke (cancer).
Takashi Ishii
Japanese cartoonist, screenwriter and film director (1946-2022).
Born July 11th, 1946 in Sendai.
Died May 22nd, 2022 at 75 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
James Ewing
American pathologist (1866–1943).
Born December 25th, 1866 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer).
Bujar Bukoshi
Kosovar politician.
Born May 13th, 1947 in Suva Reka.
Died June 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Germany (cancer). [ref]
Friedrich Gundolf
German poet (1880–1931).
Born June 20th, 1880 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1931 at 51 years old in Heidelberg (cancer).
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