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2,149 Notable deaths
by cancer
Paulo Amaral
Brazilian association football player (1923-2008).
Born October 18th, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 1st, 2008 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Fereydoon Hoveyda
Iranian writer and diplomat (1924-2006).
Born September 21st, 1924 in Damascus.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 82 years old in Clifton (cancer).
Viveka Seldahl
Swedish actress (1944–2001).
Born March 15th, 1944 in Oscar Parish.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 57 years old in Kungsholm parish (cancer).
Vadim Mulerman
Soviet singer (1938-2018).
Born August 18th, 1938 in Kharkiv.
Died May 2nd, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cancer).
Aida Imanguliyeva
Azerbaijani academic (1939–1992).
Born October 10th, 1939 in Baku.
Died September 19th, 1992 at 52 years old in Baku (cancer).
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Danish composer (1932–2016).
Born November 21st, 1932 in Copenhagen.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 83 years old (cancer). [ref]
Volodymyr Sabodan
Head of the ukrainian orthodox church (moscow patriarchate) (uoc-mp).
Born November 23rd, 1935 in Markivtsi.
Died July 5th, 2014 at 78 years old in Kyiv (cancer). [ref]
Selma Kurz
Singer (1874–1933).
Born October 15th, 1874 in Bielsko-Biała.
Died May 10th, 1933 at 58 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Jesús María Pereda
Spanish football player/manager (1938-2011).
Born June 15th, 1938 in Medina de Pomar.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]
Władysław Broniewski
Polish poet (1897–1962).
Born December 17th, 1897 in Płock.
Died February 10th, 1962 at 64 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy