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1,882 Notable deaths
by cancer
George MacDonald Fraser
English-born author of scottish descent.
Born April 2nd, 1925 in Carlisle. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in Isle of Man (cancer). [ref]
Aleksey Tolstoy
Russian-soviet writer (1883-1945).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Pugachyov.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 62 years old in Moscow (cancer).
John Howard Davies
English actor, producer and director (1939–2011).
Born March 9th, 1939 in Paddington. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Blewbury (cancer). [ref]
Abraham Isaac Kook
First ashkenazi chief rabbi of the british mandatory palestine (1865-1935).
Born September 7th, 1865 in Grīva. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1935 at 69 years old in Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Wayne Cochran
American soul singer (1939-2017).
Born May 10th, 1939 in Thomaston. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2017 at 78 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Julie Bovasso
American actress (1930-1991).
Born August 1st, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died September 14th, 1991 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer).
Donald Woods
South african journalist (1933-2001).
Born December 15th, 1933 in Hobeni.
Died August 19th, 2001 at 67 years old in London (cancer).
Shintarō Katsu
Japanese actor and director (1931-1997).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Tokyo.
Died June 21st, 1997 at 65 years old in Kashiwa (cancer).
P. F. Sloan
American singer and songwriter (1945–2015).
Born September 18th, 1945 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
May Whitty
English actress (1865-1948).
Born June 19th, 1865 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1948 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 471 to 480 of 1882
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