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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Trevor Taylor
British racing driver.
Born December 26th, 1936 in Sheffield.
Died September 27th, 2010 at 73 years old in Wickersley (cancer). [ref]
Grethe Ingmann
Danish singer (1938–1990).
Born June 17th, 1938 in Copenhagen.
Died August 18th, 1990 at 52 years old in Frederikssund (cancer).
Grace Hartman
American actress (1907-1955).
Born January 7th, 1907 in San Francisco.
Died August 8th, 1955 at 48 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Anne Armstrong
American diplomat (1927-2008).
Born December 27th, 1927 in New Orleans.
Died July 30th, 2008 at 80 years old in Houston (cancer). [ref]
Käthe von Nagy
Hungarian actress (1904-1973).
Born April 7th, 1909 in Subotica.
Died December 20th, 1973 at 64 years old in Los Angeles, Paris (cancer).
Georges Descrières
French actor (1930–2013).
Born April 15th, 1930 in Bordeaux.
Died October 19th, 2013 at 83 years old in Le Cannet (cancer).
Isaak Pomeranchuk
Soviet physicist (1913-1966).
Born May 20th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died December 14th, 1966 at 53 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Tomu Uchida
Japanese film director (1898-1970).
Born April 26th, 1898 in Okayama.
Died August 7th, 1970 at 72 years old in Japan (cancer).
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).
Miloslav Vlk
Czech catholic cardinal (1932–2017).
Born May 17th, 1932 in Líšnice. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
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