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2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Lois Moran
American actress (1909-1990).
Born March 1st, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 13th, 1990 at 81 years old in Sedona (cancer).
John A. Burns
Second governor of the state of hawaii (1909–1975).
Born March 30th, 1909 in Fort Assinniboine.
Died April 5th, 1975 at 66 years old in Honolulu (cancer).
Nikolai Pirogov
Russian medical scientist (1810-1881).
Born November 25th, 1810 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 1881 at 71 years old in Vinnytsia (cancer).
George Seaton
American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979).
Born April 17th, 1911 in South Bend. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Elisabeth Bergner
Austrian-german actress (1897–1986).
Born August 22nd, 1897 in Drohobych.
Died May 12th, 1986 at 88 years old in London (cancer).
Rudolf Ising
American film director and film producer (1903–1992).
Born August 7th, 1903 in Kansas City.
Died July 18th, 1992 at 88 years old in Newport Beach (cancer).
Maria Perschy
Austrian actress (1938-2004).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Eisenstadt.
Died December 3rd, 2004 at 66 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Richard John Neuhaus
Canadian-american christian writer.
Born May 14th, 1936 in Pembroke.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 72 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Mordechai Gur
Israeli politician (1930-1995).
Born May 6th, 1930 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1995 at 65 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco
Moroccan prince (1935–2026).
Born July 30th, 1935 in Rabat.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 48 years old in Rabat (cancer).
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