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112 Notable deaths
by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Hans Keller
Austrian-british musician and writer (1919–1985).
Born March 11th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died November 6th, 1985 at 66 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Robert Elsie
Canadian/german linguist and albanologist (1950–2017).
Born June 29th, 1950 in Vancouver.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Bonn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
William Standish Knowles
American chemist.
Born June 1st, 1917 in Taunton.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Chesterfield (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Soviet-ukrainian middle-distance runner.
Born November 28th, 1953 in Bryansk.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 63 years old in Odesa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jadranka Stojaković
Bosnian singer.
Born July 24th, 1950 in Sarajevo.
Died May 3rd, 2016 at 65 years old in Banja Luka (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Stanislav Gross
Czech politician (1969–2015).
Born October 30th, 1969 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2015 at 45 years old in Slivenec (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
José Afonso
Portuguese poet, composer and singer.
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Aveiro.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 57 years old in Setúbal (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Ricardo Piglia
Argentine writer (1941–2017).
Born November 24th, 1940 in Adrogué. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2017 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Pauline Moore
Actress (1914-2001).
Born June 14th, 1914 in Harrisburg.
Died December 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Sequim (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Hideyuki Ashihara
Japanese full-contact karate master, the founder of ashihara kaikan (1944-1995).
Born December 5th, 1944 in Hiroshima.
Died April 24th, 1995 at 50 years old in Matsuyama (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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