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51 Notable deaths
by ovarian cancer
Joyce Hatto
English musician (1928-2006).
Born September 5th, 1928 in London.
Died June 29th, 2006 at 77 years old in Cambridge (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Hasri Ainun Habibie
Indonesian physician and wife of former president b. j. habibie (1937–2010).
Born August 11th, 1937 in Semarang.
Died May 22nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Munich (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Wangari Muta Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the nobel peace prize in 2004 (1940–2011).
Born April 1st, 1940 in Nyeri. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2011 at 71 years old in Nairobi (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ann Carter
American child actress (1936-2014).
Born June 16th, 1936 in Syracuse.
Died January 27th, 2014 at 77 years old in North Bend (ovarian cancer).
Tomoko Kawakami
Japanese voice actress (1970-2011).
Born April 25th, 1970 in Tokyo.
Died June 9th, 2011 at 41 years old in Tokyo (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Kora
Polish singer (1951-2018).
Born June 8th, 1951 in Kraków.
Died July 28th, 2018 at 67 years old in Bliżów (ovarian cancer).
Barbara Hammer
American filmmaker (1939-2019).
Born May 15th, 1939 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Manhattan (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Janet Rowley
American human geneticist (1925–2013).
Born April 5th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 88 years old in Hyde Park (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Elly Mayday
Canadian model (1988-2019).
Born April 15th, 1988 in Aylesbury.
Died March 1st, 2019 at 30 years old in Vancouver (ovarian cancer).
Dolly Haas
German-born actress and singer (1910-1994).
Born April 29th, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died September 16th, 1994 at 84 years old in New York City (ovarian cancer).
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