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Günter Haritz
German cyclist.
Born October 16th, 1948 in Heidelberg.
Died October 29th, 2025 at 77 years old in Leimen (cancer). [ref]
Giulio Bosetti
Italian actor and director (1930–2009).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Bergamo.
Died December 24th, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Erhard Wunderlich
German handball player (1956–2012).
Born December 14th, 1956 in Augsburg.
Died October 4th, 2012 at 55 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Hans Quest
German actor.
Born August 20th, 1915 in Herford.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Munich (cancer).
Andrzej Niemczyk
Polish sportsperson (1944–2016).
Born January 16th, 1944 in Łódź. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2016 at 72 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
August Gaul
German animal sculptor (1869-1921).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Großauheim.
Died October 18th, 1921 at 51 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Zhivko Gospodinov
Bulgarian footballer (1957-2015).
Born September 6th, 1957 in Vladimirovo.
Died May 4th, 2015 at 57 years old in Varna (cancer). [ref]
Francisco Javier Aguilar García
Spanish footballer (1949-2020).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Santander.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Gerardo Barbero
Argentine chess player.
Born August 21st, 1961 in Lanús.
Died March 4th, 2001 at 39 years old in Budapest (cancer).
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