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120 Notable deaths
by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Jim McMullan
American actor (1936–2019).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Long Beach.
Died May 31st, 2019 at 82 years old in Wofford Heights (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Raúl Sendic
Uruguayan left-wing politician (1925-1989).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Flores Department.
Died April 28th, 1989 at 64 years old in Paris (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 Berlin, Bonn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
William Standish Knowles
American chemist (1917–2012).
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-songwriter.
Born July 24th, 1950 in Sarajevo.
Died May 3rd, 2016 at 65 years old in Banja Luka (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Mauro Bolognini
Italian film director (1922–2001).
Born June 28th, 1922 in Pistoia.
Died May 14th, 2001 at 78 years old in Rome (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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 singer, composer and politician (1929-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Aveiro.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 57 years old in Setúbal (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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