Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Deaths by...
1,885 Notable deaths
by cancer
Jérôme Lejeune
French pediatrician and geneticist.
Born June 13th, 1926 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1994 at 67 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Loredana Nusciak
Italian actress (1942-2006).
Died July 12th, 2006 at 64 years old in Trieste (cancer).
Michel Colombier
French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1939 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2004 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Tony DiCicco
American soccer player-coach (1948-2017).
Born August 5th, 1948 in Hartford.
Died June 19th, 2017 at 68 years old in Wethersfield (cancer). [ref]
Vida Goldstein
Australian feminist politician.
Born April 13th, 1869 in Portland.
Died August 15th, 1949 at 80 years old in South Yarra (cancer).
Adolph Rickenbacker
American luthier (1887-1976).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Basel.
Died March 21st, 1976 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Sybil Bauer
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1903-1927).
Born September 18th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died January 31st, 1927 at 23 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Toshihide Maskawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1940-2021).
Born February 7th, 1940 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Kyoto (cancer). [ref]
Pierre Pilote
Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2017).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Kénogami.
Died September 9th, 2017 at 85 years old in Barrie (cancer). [ref]
Adrienne Ames
American actress (1907-1947).
Born August 3rd, 1907 in Fort Worth.
Died May 31st, 1947 at 39 years old in New York City (cancer).
Deaths 901 to 910 of 1885
Want more? View other causes of notable deaths.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi