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1,777 Notable deaths
by cancer
Géza Vermes
British scholar.
Born June 22nd, 1924 in Makó. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]
William Massey
Prime minister of new zealand (1856-1925).
Born March 26th, 1856 in Limavady.
Died May 10th, 1925 at 69 years old in Wellington (cancer).
Dick Irvin
Canadian ice hockey player (1892-1957).
Born July 19th, 1892 in Hamilton.
Died May 15th, 1957 at 64 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Elias Hrawi
10th president of lebanon (1926-2006).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Zahlé.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 79 years old in Beirut (cancer). [ref]
David Goldblatt
South african photographer.
Born November 29th, 1930 in Randfontein. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2018 at 87 years old in Johannesburg (cancer). [ref]
Gérard Blain
French actor, film director and screenwriter.
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2000 at 70 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Yūko Tsushima
Japanese author (1947-2016).
Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Loredana Nusciak
Italian actress (1942-2006).
Died July 12th, 2006 at 64 years old in Trieste (cancer).
Candido Portinari
Brazilian painter (1903-1962).
Born December 29th, 1903 in Brodowski. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1962 at 58 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Miúcha
Brazilian musician (1937-2018).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
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