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Charles Pélissier
French cyclist.
Born February 20th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Antonio Ozores
Spanish actor.
Born August 24th, 1928 in Burjassot.
Died May 12th, 2010 at 81 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Antoni Torres
Footballer (1943-2003).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Balaguer.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 59 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Yury Artyukhin
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Pershutino.
Died August 4th, 1998 at 68 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
Thierry Van Werveke
Luxembourgish actor (1958-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1958 in Geneva.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 50 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Chris Lawrence
Racecar driver.
Born July 27th, 1933 in Ealing. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Herefordshire (cancer). [ref]
Hans Fruhstorfer
German entomologist.
Born March 7th, 1866 in Passau.
Died April 9th, 1922 at 56 years old in Munich (cancer).
Liliana Ronchetti
Basketball player (1927–1974).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Como.
Died February 4th, 1974 at 46 years old (cancer).
Gert Jonke
Austrian writer (1946–2009).
Born February 8th, 1946 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died January 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Shahriyar Rahimov
Azerbaijani footballer (1989-2023).
Died August 25th, 2023 at 34 years old in Turkey (cancer). [ref]
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