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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Leo Fall
Austrian composer (1873–1925).
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1925 at 52 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Peter Hintze
German politician (1950-2016).
Born April 25th, 1950 in Bad Honnef.
Died November 26th, 2016 at 66 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Krzysztof Kolberger
Polish actor and theatre director (1950–2011).
Born August 13th, 1950 in Gdańsk.
Died January 7th, 2011 at 60 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Nurlan Balgimbayev
Kazakhstani politician (1947–2015).
Born November 20th, 1947 in Atyrau.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 67 years old in Atyrau (cancer). [ref]
Brigitte Reimann
German writer (1933–1973).
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 39 years old in East Berlin (cancer).
Howard Estabrook
Actor, director, producer, screenwriter (1884-1978).
Born July 11th, 1884 in Detroit.
Died July 16th, 1978 at 94 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Katherine Rawls
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, aviator (1917-1982).
Born June 14th, 1917 in Nashville.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in White Sulphur Springs (cancer).
Sylvère Maes
Belgian cyclist (1909–1966).
Born August 27th, 1909.
Died December 5th, 1966 at 57 years old in Ostend (cancer).
Peter Smith
Roman catholic archbishop (1943-2020).
Born October 21st, 1943 in Battersea.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 76 years old in Chelsea (cancer). [ref]
Katie Hall
American congresswoman for indiana (1938-2012).
Born April 3rd, 1938 in Mound Bayou.
Died February 20th, 2012 at 73 years old in Gary (cancer). [ref]
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