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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Jean Amrouche
Algerian francophone writer, poet and journalist.
Born February 7th, 1906 in Ighil Ali. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1962 at 56 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Ljiljana Buttler
Romani musician (1944-2010).
Born December 14th, 1944 in Belgrade.
Died April 26th, 2010 at 65 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). [ref]
Arkady Arkanov
Russian writer, playwright and stand-up comedian.
Died March 22nd, 2015 at 81 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Klaus Hagerup
Norwegian author, actor and director (1946–2018).
Born March 5th, 1946 in Haugerud.
Died December 20th, 2018 at 72 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Lev Dyomin
Soviet cosmonaut (1926–1998).
Born January 11th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
Thabet El-Batal
Egyptian association football player (1953–2005).
Born September 16th, 1953 in Al-Hawamidiyya.
Died February 14th, 2005 at 51 years old in Cairo (cancer).
Atanas Mihaylov
Bulgarian footballer (1949-2006).
Died October 1st, 2006 at 57 years old in Sofia (cancer).
Carmen Alborch
Spanish politician and writer.
Born October 31st, 1947 in Castelló de Rugat.
Died October 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Valencia (cancer). [ref]
Darío de Regoyos
Spanish painter (1857-1913).
Born November 1st, 1857 in Ribadesella.
Died October 29th, 1913 at 55 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Bobby Grim
American racing driver.
Born September 4th, 1924 in Coal City.
Died June 14th, 1995 at 70 years old in Indianapolis (cancer).
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