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2,145 Notable deaths
by cancer
Thierry Van Werveke
Luxembourgish actor (1958-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1958 in Geneva.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 50 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Chris Lawrence
Racecar driver.
Born July 27th, 1933 in Ealing. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Herefordshire (cancer). [ref]
Hans Fruhstorfer
German entomologist (1866-1922).
Born March 7th, 1866 in Passau.
Died April 9th, 1922 at 56 years old in Munich (cancer).
Fernando Ferretti
Brazilian footballer (1949-2011).
Born April 26th, 1949 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 29th, 2011 at 62 years old in Araruama (cancer).
Yuri Stern
Israeli politician (1949-2007).
Born March 29th, 1949 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2007 at 57 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Liliana Ronchetti
Basketball player (1927–1974).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Como.
Died February 4th, 1974 at 46 years old (cancer).
Gert Jonke
Austrian writer (1946–2009).
Born February 8th, 1946 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died January 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Shahriyar Rahimov
Azerbaijani footballer (1989-2023).
Died August 25th, 2023 at 34 years old in Turkey (cancer). [ref]
Kresten Bjerre
Danish football palyer and coach (1946-2014).
Born February 22nd, 1946 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 2014 at 67 years old in Frederikssund (cancer). [ref]
Marcel Perez
Silent-movie actor (1884-1929).
Born January 29th, 1884 in Madrid.
Died February 8th, 1929 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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