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2,149 Notable deaths
by cancer
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]
Louis van Dijk
Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020).
Born November 27th, 1941 in Amsterdam.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 78 years old in Rosa Spier Huis (cancer). [ref]
Andréa Parisy
French film actress (1935–2014).
Born December 4th, 1935 in Levallois-Perret. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2014 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Lyudmila Chursina
Soviet-russian actress (1941–2026).
Born July 20th, 1941 in Dushanbe.
Died June 10th, 2026 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer). [ref]
Tsiang Tingfu
Chinese historian and diplomat (1895–1965).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Shaoyang.
Died October 9th, 1965 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer).
Jiří Dienstbier
Czech journalist and politician (1937-2011).
Born April 20th, 1937 in Kladno. [ref]
Died January 8th, 2011 at 73 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Ed Sadowski
American basketball player (1917–1990).
Born July 11th, 1917 in Akron.
Died September 18th, 1990 at 73 years old in Wall Township (cancer).
Les Hunter
American basketball player (1942–2020).
Born August 16th, 1942 in Nashville.
Died March 27th, 2020 at 77 years old (cancer). [ref]
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