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1,777 Notable deaths
by cancer
Nicholas John Spykman
Dutch-american geopolitician (1893-1943).
Born October 13th, 1893 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in New Haven (cancer). [ref]
Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor (1925-2010).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Schenectady. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2010 at 84 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Wilhelm Fliess
German surgeon.
Born October 24th, 1858 in Choszczno.
Died October 13th, 1928 at 69 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Savely Kramarov
Soviet actor (1934-1995).
Born October 13th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died June 6th, 1995 at 60 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles, Van Nuys (cancer). [ref]
Almudena Grandes
Spanish writer (1960-2021).
Born May 7th, 1960 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Jean Ferrat
French singer-songwriter and poet.
Born December 26th, 1930 in Vaucresson. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2010 at 79 years old in Aubenas (cancer). [ref]
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Susan Lindquist
American geneticist (1949-2016).
Born June 5th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died October 27th, 2016 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
Nguyen Van Thuan
Vietnamese roman catholic cardinal, archbishop and venerable.
Born April 17th, 1928 in Huế. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2002 at 74 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
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