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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Efua Dorkenoo
Ghanaian activist (1949-2014).
Born September 6th, 1949 in Cape Coast.
Died October 18th, 2014 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Florența Mihai
Romanian tennis player (1955–2015).
Born September 2nd, 1955 in Bucharest.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 60 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
Grisélidis Réal
Writer and prostitute (1929-2005).
Born August 11th, 1929 in Lausanne.
Died May 31st, 2005 at 75 years old in Collonge-Bellerive (cancer).
Elena Arnedo Soriano
Spanish gynecologist, writer, and women's rights activist.
Born November 25th, 1941 in Madrid.
Died September 7th, 2015 at 73 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Ira Murchison
American athletic competitor (1933–1994).
Born February 6th, 1933 in Chicago.
Died March 28th, 1994 at 61 years old in Harvey (cancer).
Wolf Gremm
German film director (1942-2015).
Born February 26th, 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died July 14th, 2015 at 73 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Roberto Farias
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1932–2018).
Born March 27th, 1932 in Nova Friburgo.
Died May 14th, 2018 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Mae Faggs
American sprinter, first female athletic scholarship.
Born April 10th, 1932 in Mays Landing.
Died January 27th, 2000 at 67 years old in Woodlawn (cancer).
Radomir Kovačević
Yugoslav judoka.
Born March 20th, 1954 in Drvar.
Died June 14th, 2006 at 52 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
Nava Semel
Israeli writer (1954-2017).
Born September 15th, 1954 in Jaffa.
Died December 2nd, 2017 at 63 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
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