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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Eduard Wiiralt
Estonian artist (1898-1954).
Born March 20th, 1898 in Kalitino.
Died January 8th, 1954 at 55 years old in Paris (cancer).
Jean Lecanuet
French politician (1920–1993).
Born March 4th, 1920 in Rouen.
Died February 22nd, 1993 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Inga Nielsen
Danish opera soprano (1946-2008).
Born June 2nd, 1946 in Holbæk.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 61 years old in Gentofte Hospital (cancer). [ref]
David Azulai
Israeli politician (1954–2018).
Born May 5th, 1954 in Meknes. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2018 at 64 years old in Haifa (cancer). [ref]
Alice Sapritch
French actress (1916-1990).
Born July 29th, 1916 in Constantinople.
Died March 24th, 1990 at 73 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Agnes Joaquim
Owner of a garden in tanjong pagar.
Born April 7th, 1854 in Singapore.
Died July 2nd, 1899 at 45 years old in Singapore (cancer).
Fausto Romitelli
Italian composer (1963-2004).
Born February 1st, 1963 in Gorizia.
Died June 27th, 2004 at 41 years old in Milan (cancer).
Soh Jaipil
Korean-american independence activist and journalist (1864–1951).
Born January 7th, 1864 in Boseong County.
Died January 5th, 1951 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Alireza Shapour Shahbazi
Iranian archaeologist (1942–2006).
Born September 4th, 1942 in Shiraz.
Died July 15th, 2006 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Ernst Wiechert
German writer (1887-1950).
Born May 18th, 1887 in Piersławek.
Died August 24th, 1950 at 63 years old in Stäfa (cancer).
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