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2,139 Notable deaths
by cancer
Aneta Corsaut
American actress (1933-1995).
Born November 3rd, 1933 in Hutchinson.
Died November 6th, 1995 at 62 years old in Studio City (cancer).
Rajendra Kumar
Indian actor (1929–1999).
Born July 20th, 1929 in Sialkot.
Died July 29th, 1999 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Roy E. Disney
Longtime senior executive for the walt disney company (1930-2009).
Born January 10th, 1930 in Los Angeles.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 79 years old in Newport Beach (cancer). [ref]
Tchéky Karyo
Turkish-french actor (1953–2025).
Born October 4th, 1953 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2025 at 72 years old in Quimper (cancer). [ref]
Ramana Maharshi
Indian spiritual teacher (1879–1950).
Born December 30th, 1879 in Tiruchuli Assembly constituency.
Died April 14th, 1950 at 70 years old in Sri Ramana Ashram (cancer).
Lyle Waggoner
American actor (1935-2020).
Born April 13th, 1935 in Kansas City.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Westlake Village (cancer). [ref]
Georges Méliès
French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1938 at 76 years old in Paris (cancer).
Werner Klemperer
German-american actor and musician (1920–2000).
Born March 22nd, 1920 in Cologne.
Died December 6th, 2000 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer).
Scott Walker
British-american singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019).
Born January 9th, 1943 in Hamilton.
Died March 22nd, 2019 at 76 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Laurence Harvey
Lithuanian-born british actor (1928-1973).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Joniškis.
Died November 25th, 1973 at 45 years old in London (cancer).
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