Deaths by...
2,140 Notable deaths
by cancer
Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor and classical oboist (1925–2010).
Born November 17th, 1925 in Schenectady.
Died July 14th, 2010 at 84 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Olga Ivinskaya
Soviet gulag detainee.
Born June 16th, 1912 in Tambov.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Carl Mayer
British-german screenwriter (1894-1944).
Born November 20th, 1894 in Graz.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 49 years old in London (cancer).
Elga Andersen
German actress and singer (1935–1994).
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Dortmund.
Died December 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in New York City (cancer).
Olivier Jean-Marie
French animator and filmmaker (1960–2021).
Born November 19th, 1960 in Brunoy.
Died May 13th, 2021 at 60 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (cancer).
David Greenwood
American basketball player.
Born May 27th, 1957 in Lynwood.
Died June 8th, 2025 at 68 years old in Riverside (cancer). [ref]
A. B. Yehoshua
Israeli writer (1936–2022).
Born December 9th, 1936 in Jerusalem.
Died June 14th, 2022 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). [ref]
Hedley Bull
Australian academic (1932-1985).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Sydney.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 52 years old in Oxford (cancer).
Zarifa Alieva
Azerbaijani ophthalmologist (1923–1985).
Born April 28th, 1923 in Şahtaxtı.
Died April 15th, 1985 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Medicine Lodge.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
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