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2,149 Notable deaths
by cancer
Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy
Nigerian artist (1952-2012).
Born May 2nd, 1952 in Nigeria.
Died December 17th, 2012 at 60 years old in Hacheston (cancer).
Sixten Jernberg
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born February 6th, 1929 in Lima parish.
Died July 14th, 2012 at 83 years old (cancer). [ref]
Benjamin Elon
Israeli rabbi and politician (1954-2017).
Born November 10th, 1954 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2017 at 62 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
Polish poet (1891–1945).
Born November 24th, 1891 in Kraków.
Died July 9th, 1945 at 53 years old in Manchester (cancer).
Nevena Kokanova
Bulgarian actress (1938–2000).
Born December 12th, 1938 in Dupnitsa.
Died June 3rd, 2000 at 61 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Pagu
Brazilian journalist and writer (1910-1962).
Born June 9th, 1910 in São João da Boa Vista.
Died December 12th, 1962 at 52 years old in Santos (cancer).
Stanley Middleton
British writer (1919–2009).
Born August 1st, 1919 in Nottinghamshire.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 89 years old (cancer). [ref]
Pawel Jasienica
Polish historian, journalist and soldier (1909–1970).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Ulyanovsk.
Died August 19th, 1970 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Georgy Arbatov
Soviet/russian political scientist (1923-2010).
Born May 19th, 1923 in Kherson.
Died October 1st, 2010 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Dorothea Beale
English headmistress and suffragist (1831–1906).
Born March 21st, 1831 in Ward of Bishopsgate.
Died November 9th, 1906 at 75 years old in Cheltenham (cancer).
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