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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Albert Filozov
Soviet and russian actor (1937–2016).
Born June 25th, 1937 in Yekaterinburg.
Died April 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Gilbert Cesbron
French writer (1913–1979).
Born January 13th, 1913 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 13th, 1979 at 66 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Noboru Nakamura
Film director (1913-1981).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Tokyo.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 67 years old in Japan (cancer).
Jürgen Roth
German opinion journalist (1945–2017).
Born November 4th, 1945 in Frankfurt.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 71 years old in Frankfurt (cancer). [ref]
Jean Richard
French actor (1921–2001).
Born April 18th, 1921 in Bessines.
Died December 12th, 2001 at 80 years old in Senlis (cancer).
Alberto Goldman
Brazilian politician (1934-2019).
Born October 12th, 1937 in São Paulo.
Died September 1st, 2019 at 81 years old in São Paulo (cancer). [ref]
Renzo Palmer
Italian actor (1929-1988).
Born December 20th, 1929 in Milan.
Died June 4th, 1988 at 58 years old in Milan (cancer).
Gerry Ashmore
British racing driver (1936-2021).
Born July 25th, 1936 in West Bromwich. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2021 at 85 years old in Leamington Spa (cancer). [ref]
Dino Toso
Italian-dutch motorsport engineer.
Born February 11th, 1969 in Delft.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 39 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]
Henri Ghéon
French writer (1875–1944).
Born March 15th, 1875 in Bray-sur-Seine.
Died June 13th, 1944 at 69 years old in Paris (cancer).
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