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197 Notable deaths
by colorectal cancer
James Massey
American information theorist and cryptologist (1934-2013).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Wauseon.
Died June 16th, 2013 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (colorectal cancer).
Réjean Ducharme
Canadian artist.
Born August 12th, 1941 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 76 years old in Montreal (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jörg Berger
German football player and coach (1944-2010).
Born October 13th, 1944 in Gdynia.
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 65 years old in Duisburg (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Pascale Roberts
French actress (1930-2019).
Born October 21st, 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2019 at 89 years old in Garches (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Chico Borja
American soccer player-coach.
Born August 24th, 1959 in Quito.
Died January 25th, 2021 at 61 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
André Ribeiro
Brazilian racing driver (1966-2021).
Born January 18th, 1966 in São Paulo.
Died May 22nd, 2021 at 55 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Al Casey
American jazz guitarist (1915–2005).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Louisville.
Died September 11th, 2005 at 89 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ivan Tavčar
Slovenian writer and politician (1851-1923).
Born August 28th, 1851 in Poljane nad Škofjo Loko.
Died February 19th, 1923 at 71 years old in Ljubljana (colorectal cancer).
Alfredo Alcón
Argentine theatre and film actor.
Born March 3rd, 1930 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2014 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Édgar Negret
Colombian sculptor (1920-2012).
Born October 11th, 1920 in Popayán.
Died October 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in Bogotá (colorectal cancer).
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