Deaths by...
1,882 Notable deaths
by cancer
Annette Vadim
Danish actress (1936-2005).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Funen.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 69 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Zubaida Tharwat
Egyptian actress.
Born June 14th, 1940 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2016 at 76 years old in Egypt (cancer). [ref]
Arman
French-born american artist (1928-2005).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Nice.
Died October 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Mary Douglas
British anthropologist.
Born March 25th, 1921 in Sanremo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Andy Anderson
English drummer (1951-2019).
Born January 30th, 1951 in London.
Died February 26th, 2019 at 68 years old (cancer).
Alejo Carpanter
Cuban-french writer and musicologist (1904–1980).
Born December 26th, 1904 in Lausanne.
Died April 24th, 1980 at 75 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Dorothy Allison
American writer, poet, novelist, critic (1949–2024).
Born April 11th, 1949 in Greenville.
Died November 6th, 2024 at 75 years old in Guerneville (cancer). [ref]
Franz Waxman
German film composer (1906-1967).
Born December 24th, 1906 in Chorzów.
Died February 24th, 1967 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Allen Newell
American cognitive scientist.
Born March 19th, 1927 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1992 at 65 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer). [ref]
Victoria Paris
American pornographic actress (1960-2021).
Born November 22nd, 1960 in Great Falls.
Died August 10th, 2021 at 60 years old in Rexburg (cancer). [ref]
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