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201 Notable deaths
by colorectal cancer
Salvatore Schillaci
Italian association football player (1964–2024).
Born December 1st, 1964 in Palermo.
Died September 18th, 2024 at 59 years old in Palermo (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Sultan of oman from 1970 to 2020 (1940–2020).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Salalah.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 79 years old in Seeb (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Antonin Artaud
French-occitanian poet, playwright, actor and theatre director (1896-1948).
Born September 4th, 1896 in Marseille. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1948 at 51 years old in Paris, Ivry-sur-Seine (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Malcolm Marshall
West indian cricketer (1958-1999).
Born April 18th, 1958 in Bridgetown.
Died November 4th, 1999 at 41 years old in Barbados (colorectal cancer).
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
Soviet politician (1875–1946).
Born November 19th, 1875 in Verkhnaya Troitsa.
Died June 3rd, 1946 at 70 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer).
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete.
Born June 26th, 1911 in Port Arthur.
Died September 27th, 1956 at 45 years old in Galveston (colorectal cancer).
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spanish writer (1964-2020).
Born September 25th, 1964 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2020 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Dave Van Ronk
American musician.
Born June 30th, 1936 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2002 at 65 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Humayun Ahmed
Author, poet, dramatist and film director (1948–2012).
Born November 13th, 1948 in Netrokona District.
Died July 19th, 2012 at 63 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Roger Zelazny
U.s. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995).
Born May 13th, 1937 in Euclid. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1995 at 58 years old in Santa Fe (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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