Deaths by...
1,882 Notable deaths
by cancer
Brigid Bazlen
American actress (1944-1989).
Born June 9th, 1944 in Fond du Lac.
Died May 25th, 1989 at 44 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Andre Gunder Frank
German-american economic historian and sociologist who promoted dependency theory after 1970 and world-systems theory after 1984.
Born February 24th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2005 at 76 years old in Luxembourg (cancer). [ref]
Barry Coe
American actor (1934-2019).
Born November 26th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died July 16th, 2019 at 84 years old in Palm Desert (cancer).
Beryl Bainbridge
English writer (1932–2010).
Born November 21st, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 77 years old in University College Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Ernest Bloch
American composer (1880-1959).
Born July 24th, 1880 in Geneva. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 78 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
Catholic cardinal (1932-2017).
Born August 24th, 1932 in Reading.
Died September 1st, 2017 at 85 years old in London (cancer).
David Giler
American filmmaker.
Born July 23rd, 1943 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 77 years old in Bangkok (cancer). [ref]
Chuck Loeb
American smooth jazz guitarist and musician (1955-2017).
Born December 7th, 1955 in Nyack. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2017 at 61 years old in Nyack (cancer). [ref]
Ernesto Geisel
Brazilian military leader and politician (1907-1996).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Bento Gonçalves.
Died September 12th, 1996 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Harold Brown
U.s. secretary of defense (1927-2019).
Born September 19th, 1927 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2019 at 91 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (cancer). [ref]
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