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19 Notable deaths
by skin cancer
Nellie Fox
American baseball player and coach (1927–1975).
Born December 25th, 1927 in Franklin County.
Died December 1st, 1975 at 47 years old in Baltimore (skin cancer).
Eluana Englaro
Italian medical ethics case.
Born November 25th, 1970 in Lecco.
Died February 9th, 2009 at 38 years old in Udine (skin cancer). [ref]
Howard Coble
American politician (1931-2015).
Born March 18th, 1931 in Greensboro.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 84 years old in Greensboro (skin cancer). [ref]
Ed Derwinski
American politician (1926–2012).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 15th, 2012 at 85 years old in Oak Brook (skin cancer). [ref]
Gianni Berengo Gardin
Italian photographer (1930-2025).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Santa Margherita Ligure.
Died August 6th, 2025 at 94 years old in Genoa (skin cancer). [ref]
Friedel Rausch
German football player and manager (1940-2017).
Born February 27th, 1940 in Duisburg.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Horw (skin cancer). [ref]
Iya Savvina
Soviet and russian actress (1936-2011).
Born March 2nd, 1936 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow (skin cancer). [ref]
Carlo Ripa di Meana
Italian politician (1929-2018).
Born August 15th, 1929 in Pietrasanta.
Died March 2nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome (skin cancer).
Paul Ackerley
New zealand hockey player and coach.
Born May 16th, 1949 in Dunedin.
Died May 3rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Wellington (skin cancer). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche