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1,776 Notable deaths
by cancer
Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist.
Born January 12th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ring Lardner
Journalist, screenwriter.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2000 at 85 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Christopher Malcolm
Scottish actor and producer (1946–2014).
Born August 19th, 1946 in Aberdeen.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 67 years old in London (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]
Katina Paxinou
Greek actress (1900-1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Piraeus. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 72 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]
Aleksei Kapler
Soviet film director.
Born October 24th, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Max Perutz
Austrian-born british molecular biologist (1914-2002).
Born May 19th, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Yvonne Mitchell
British actress.
Born July 7th, 1915 in London.
Died March 24th, 1979 at 63 years old in London (cancer).
Miki Roqué
Spanish footballer (1988-2012).
Died June 24th, 2012 at 23 years old in Barcelona (cancer).
Sigmar Polke
German artist (1941-2010).
Born February 13th, 1941 in Oleśnica. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
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