Deaths by...
2,145 Notable deaths
by cancer
Sven Delblanc
Swedish writer (1931–1992).
Born May 26th, 1931 in Swan River.
Died December 15th, 1992 at 61 years old in Uppsala (cancer). [ref]
Tamás Wichmann
Hungarian sprint canoer (1948–2020).
Born February 4th, 1948 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2020 at 72 years old in Budapest (cancer). [ref]
Anatoly Kuznetsov
Soviet and russian actor (1930–2014).
Born December 31st, 1930 in Moscow.
Died March 7th, 2014 at 83 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Peter Persidis
Austrian footballer (1947-2009).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 61 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Otto Wille Kuusinen
Finnish communist.
Born October 4th, 1881 in Laukaa.
Died May 17th, 1964 at 82 years old in Moscow (cancer).
David Mourão-Ferreira
Portuguese writer (1927–1996).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Lisbon.
Died June 16th, 1996 at 69 years old in Lisbon (cancer).
Charles Pélissier
French cyclist (1903–1959).
Born February 20th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 28th, 1959 at 56 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Antonio Ozores
Spanish actor and director (1928–2010).
Born August 24th, 1928 in Burjassot.
Died May 12th, 2010 at 81 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Antoni Torres
Spanish footballer (1943-2003).
Born July 29th, 1943 in Balaguer.
Died February 24th, 2003 at 59 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Yury Artyukhin
Soviet cosmonaut (1930–1998).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Pershutino.
Died August 4th, 1998 at 68 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
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