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42 Notable deaths
by asthma
Joe Seneca
American actor (1919–1996).
Born January 14th, 1919 in Cleveland.
Died August 15th, 1996 at 77 years old in Roosevelt Island (asthma).
Shūmei Ōkawa
Japanese nationalist intellectual (1886–1957).
Born December 6th, 1886 in Sakata.
Died December 24th, 1957 at 71 years old in Kominka Yamajū-tei (asthma).
J. C. R. Licklider
American psychologist and computer scientist (1915–1990).
Born March 11th, 1915 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1990 at 75 years old in Arlington (asthma).
Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Paso de los Toros.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo (asthma).
Atsushi Nakajima
Japanese writer (1909–1942).
Born May 5th, 1909 in Yotsuya-ku.
Died December 4th, 1942 at 33 years old in Setagaya (asthma).
Martita Hunt
British actress (1900–1969).
Born January 30th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 1969 at 69 years old in London (asthma).
David Dacko
Former president of the central african republic (1960–1966) and (1979-1981), lived (1930–2003).
Born March 24th, 1930 in Bouchia. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2003 at 73 years old in Yaoundé (asthma). [ref]
Nikolai Leskov
Russian writer (1831–1895).
Born February 16th, 1831.
Died March 5th, 1895 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg (asthma).
Ron Goodwin
English composer and conductor (1925–2003).
Born February 17th, 1925 in Plymouth.
Died January 8th, 2003 at 77 years old in Newbury (asthma).
Ernesto Lecuona
Cuban composer (1896-1963).
Born August 6th, 1896 in Guanabacoa. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1963 at 67 years old in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (asthma).
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