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1,777 Notable deaths
by cancer
Richard Anthony
French singer, songwriter (1938-2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Cairo. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2015 at 77 years old in Pégomas (cancer). [ref]
Franco Frattini
Italian politician.
Born March 14th, 1957 in Rome.
Died December 24th, 2022 at 65 years old (cancer). [ref]
Kornel Morawiecki
Polish politician (1941-2019).
Died September 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Saint Boniface. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Bernard Pivot
French writer and presenter (1935-2024).
Born May 5th, 1935 in Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2024 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Aino Aalto
Finnish architect, designer and business leader (1894–1949).
Born January 25th, 1894 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1949 at 54 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
József Antall
Prime minister of hungary, 1990-1993.
Born April 8th, 1932 in Budapest.
Died December 12th, 1993 at 61 years old in Budapest (cancer).
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Soviet actor and theatre director (1930-1993).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Gyumri.
Died December 29th, 1993 at 63 years old in Yerevan (cancer).
Elsa Beskow
Swedish artist (1874-1953).
Born February 11th, 1874 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1953 at 79 years old in Danderyd parish (cancer). [ref]
David Greenwood
American basketball player.
Born May 27th, 1957 in Lynwood.
Died June 8th, 2025 at 68 years old in Riverside (cancer). [ref]
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