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197 Notable deaths
by colorectal cancer
Bryan Murray
Canadian ice hockey coach and executive (1942–2017).
Born December 5th, 1942 in Shawville.
Died August 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Ottawa (colorectal cancer).
Dragan Nikolić
Serbian actor (1943-2016).
Born August 20th, 1943 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Belgrade (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Mahasti
Iranian musician (1946-2007).
Born November 16th, 1946 in Tehran.
Died June 25th, 2007 at 60 years old in Santa Rosa (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Hugo Pratt
Italian comic book creator (1927-1995).
Born June 15th, 1927 in Rimini. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1995 at 68 years old in Pully (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Edvard Kardelj
Yugoslav politician (1910-1979).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1979 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Alberto Rivera
Spanish activist (1935-1997).
Born September 19th, 1935 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 61 years old in Broken Arrow (colorectal cancer).
Rosaleen Norton
Australian artist (1917–1979).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Dunedin.
Died December 5th, 1979 at 62 years old in Darlinghurst (colorectal cancer).
Mikio Naruse
Film director.
Born August 20th, 1905 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1969 at 63 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).
John Barrow
British physicist and mathematician (1952-2020).
Born November 29th, 1952 in London.
Died September 26th, 2020 at 67 years old in Cambridge (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lillian Board
British middle-distance runner.
Born December 13th, 1948 in Durban.
Died December 26th, 1970 at 22 years old in Munich (colorectal cancer).
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