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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Frederick Guest
British politician (1875-1937).
Born June 14th, 1875 in London.
Died April 28th, 1937 at 61 years old in Sunbury-on-Thames (cancer).
Michel Montignac
French diet developer (1944–2010).
Born September 19th, 1944 in Angoulême.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 65 years old in Annemasse (cancer). [ref]
Haidar Abdel-Shafi
Palestinian activist (1919–2007).
Born June 10th, 1919 in Gaza City. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2007 at 88 years old in Gaza City (cancer).
Sergei Stolyarov
Soviet actor (1911–1969).
Born November 1st, 1911. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1969 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Chikage Awashima
Japanese actress (1924-2012).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Tokyo.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
Jesús López Cobos
Spanish conductor (1940-2018).
Born February 25th, 1940 in Toro.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 78 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
Dan Pagis
Israeli writer (1930–1986).
Born October 16th, 1930 in Rădăuți.
Died June 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Dominique Baudis
French political figure and journalist (1947-2014).
Born April 14th, 1947 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 66 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Constantin Silvestri
Romanian conductor and composer.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Daniel Schmid
Swiss film and theater director (1941–2006).
Born December 26th, 1941 in Flims.
Died August 5th, 2006 at 64 years old in Flims (cancer). [ref]
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