Deaths by...
1,777 Notable deaths
by cancer
David Warbeck
Film actor (1941-1997).
Born November 17th, 1941 in Christchurch. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1997 at 55 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor.
Born May 30th, 1928 in 's-Graveland. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2012 at 83 years old in Amsterdam (cancer). [ref]
Michael Arlen
British writer.
Born November 16th, 1895 in Ruse.
Died June 23rd, 1956 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
Roger Edens
American composer (1905-1970).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Hillsboro. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1970 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Andrew Bertie
Grand master of the knights hospitaller and servant of god.
Born May 15th, 1929 in London.
Died February 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer). [ref]
G. Ledyard Stebbins
American botanist and geneticist (1906-2000).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Lawrence.
Died January 19th, 2000 at 94 years old in Davis (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).
Manuel Marín
Spanish politician, "father" of the erasmus program (1949-2017).
Born October 21st, 1949 in Ciudad Real.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Leah Goldberg
Israeli poet.
Born May 29th, 1911 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1970 at 58 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Margaret Ogola
Kenyan author (1958-2011).
Born June 2nd, 1958 in Kenya. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2011 at 53 years old in Nairobi (cancer). [ref]
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