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107 Notable deaths
by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Brad Drewett
Australian tennis player.
Born July 19th, 1958 in Maclean.
Died May 3rd, 2013 at 54 years old in Sydney (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Jérôme Golmard
French tennis player (1973–2017).
Born September 9th, 1973 in Dijon.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 43 years old in Dijon (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Preston Cloud
American earth scientist, biogeologist, cosmologist, and paleontologist (1912–1991).
Born September 26th, 1912 in Worcester County.
Died January 16th, 1991 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (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).
Krzysztof Nowak
Polish footballer (1975-2005).
Born September 27th, 1975 in Warsaw.
Died May 26th, 2005 at 29 years old in Wolfsburg (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Giorgio Carbone
Prince of seborga (1936-2009).
Born June 14th, 1936 in Seborga.
Died November 25th, 2009 at 73 years old in Seborga (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Hans Vonk
Dutch conductor (1942-2004).
Born June 18th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died August 29th, 2004 at 62 years old in Amsterdam (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Woody Bledsoe
American mathematician and computer scientist (1921–1995).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Maysville. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1995 at 73 years old in Texas (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Tim Mickelson
American rower (1948–2017).
Born November 12th, 1948 in Deerfield.
Died August 30th, 2017 at 68 years old in Seattle (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Lina Cheryazova
Freestyle skier (1968–2019).
Born November 1st, 1968 in Tashkent.
Died March 23rd, 2019 at 50 years old in Novosibirsk (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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