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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Jocelyne Saab
Lebanese film director and journalist (1948–2019).
Born April 30th, 1948 in Beirut.
Died January 7th, 2019 at 70 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Sergey Filippov
Soviet actor (1912-1990).
Born June 24th, 1912 in Saratov.
Died April 19th, 1990 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Yordan Yovkov
Bulgarian writer (1880–1937).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Zheravna. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1937 at 56 years old in Plovdiv (cancer). [ref]
Ruth Drexel
German actress (1930-2009).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Vilshofen an der Donau. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2009 at 78 years old in Feldkirchen (cancer). [ref]
Catherine Sauvage
French actress and singer (1929–1998).
Died March 20th, 1998 at 68 years old in Bry-sur-Marne (cancer). [ref]
David Todd Wilkinson
American cosmologist (1935–2002).
Born May 13th, 1935 in Hillsdale.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 67 years old in Princeton (cancer).
Gerhard Wagner
Nazi physician (1888-1939).
Born August 18th, 1888 in Chorzów.
Died March 25th, 1939 at 50 years old in Munich (cancer).
João Morais
Portuguese footballer (1935-2010).
Born March 6th, 1935 in Cascais.
Died April 27th, 2010 at 75 years old in Vila do Conde (cancer).
Philippe De Lacy
American actor (1917–1995).
Born July 25th, 1917 in Nancy.
Died July 29th, 1995 at 78 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (cancer).
Shoji Nishio
Japanese aikidoka (1927-2005).
Born December 5th, 1927 in Shimokita District.
Died March 15th, 2005 at 77 years old in Tokyo (cancer).
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