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2,145 Notable deaths
 by cancer

Ivan Tevosian

Soviet diplomat (1902-1958).

Born January 4th, 1902 in Shusha.

Died March 30th, 1958 at 56 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Yūko Mochizuki

Japanese actress (1917–1977).

Born January 28th, 1917 in Yokohama.

Died December 1st, 1977 at 60 years old in Japan (cancer).

Corinne Le Poulain

French actress (1948-2015).

Born May 26th, 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Died February 10th, 2015 at 66 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).

Benjamin Tammuz

Israeli writer and sculptor (1919-1989).

Born July 11th, 1919 in Kharkiv.

Died July 19th, 1989 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).

Nino Defilippis

Italian road bicycle racer (1932–2010).

Born March 21st, 1932 in Turin.

Died July 13th, 2010 at 78 years old in Turin (cancer). [ref]

Börge Hellström

Swedish writer (1957-2017).

Born September 25th, 1957.

Died February 17th, 2017 at 59 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]

Frank Amyot

Canoe racer (1904-1962).

Born September 14th, 1904 in Thornhill.

Died November 21st, 1962 at 58 years old in Ottawa (cancer).

Amaral

Brazilian association football player (1954–2024).

Born December 21st, 1954 in Campinas. [ref]

Died May 31st, 2024 at 69 years old in São Paulo (cancer). [ref]

Pierre Lardinois

Dutch politician (1924-1987).

Born August 13th, 1924 in Margraten.

Died July 16th, 1987 at 62 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).

Ulf Dinkelspiel

Swedish politician (1939-2017).

Born July 4th, 1939 in Stockholm.

Died January 9th, 2017 at 77 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]

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