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1,719 Notable deaths
 by cancer

René Angélil

Canadian singer/manager.

Born January 16th, 1942 in Montreal.

Died January 14th, 2016 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (cancer).

Madeleine Albright

U.s. politician and former secretary of state of the united states from 1997 to 2001.

Born May 15th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 2022 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]

Arun Jaitley

Indian politician (1952-2019).

Born December 28th, 1952 in New Delhi.

Died August 24th, 2019 at 66 years old in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (cancer). [ref]

Maryanne Trump Barry

American lawyer and judge.

Born April 5th, 1937 in Queens.

Died November 13th, 2023 at 86 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]

Halston

American fashion designer (1932-1990).

Born April 23rd, 1932 in Des Moines. [ref]

Died March 26th, 1990 at 57 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]

Adam Yauch

American musician (1964–2012).

Born August 5th, 1964 in New York City. [ref]

Died May 4th, 2012 at 47 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]

Michael Collins

American astronaut, lunar module pilot, and test pilot (1930-2021).

Born October 31st, 1930 in Rome.

Died April 28th, 2021 at 90 years old in Naples (cancer). [ref]

Prithviraj Kapoor

Indian actor (1906-1972).

Born November 3rd, 1906 in Faisalabad.

Died May 29th, 1972 at 65 years old in Mumbai (cancer).

Anne Meara

American actress and comedian.

Born September 20th, 1929 in Brooklyn.

Died May 23rd, 2015 at 85 years old in Manhattan (cancer).

Vera-Ellen

Actress, singer, dancer (1921-1981).

Born February 16th, 1921 in Norwood.

Died August 30th, 1981 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

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