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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Henri Michel
French football player and manager (1947-2018).
Born October 28th, 1947 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Gardanne (cancer). [ref]
Frank Watkins
American musician (1968-2015).
Born February 19th, 1968 in Tampa.
Died October 18th, 2015 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Joel Goldsmith
American composer of film, television, and video game music (1957-2012).
Born November 19th, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 54 years old in Hidden Hills (cancer). [ref]
Henry Polic II
American actor (1945-2013).
Born February 20th, 1945 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 11th, 2013 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Wild Bill Elliott
American actor (1904-1965).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Pattonsburg.
Died November 26th, 1965 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (cancer).
Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait from 1965 to 1977.
Born April 12th, 1913 in Kuwait City.
Died December 31st, 1977 at 64 years old in Kuwait City (cancer).
Guy Bourdin
French photographer (1928–1991).
Born December 2nd, 1928 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 29th, 1991 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Innes Ireland
British racecar driver.
Born June 12th, 1930 in Mytholmroyd.
Died October 22nd, 1993 at 63 years old in Reading (cancer).
Natalie Zemon Davis
Canadian-american historian (1928-2023).
Born November 8th, 1928 in Detroit.
Died October 21st, 2023 at 94 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Zelmo Beaty
American basketball player (1939–2013).
Born October 25th, 1939 in Hillister.
Died September 7th, 2013 at 73 years old in Bellevue (cancer).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel