Deaths by...
67 Notable deaths
by bone cancer
Henry Drummond
Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer (1851-1897).
Born August 17th, 1851 in Stirling.
Died March 11th, 1897 at 45 years old in Kent (bone cancer).
Marguerite Perey
French physicist (1909–1975).
Born October 19th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died May 13th, 1975 at 65 years old in Louveciennes (bone cancer).
Rien Poortvliet
Dutch painter, best known for his drawings of animals and "gnomes" (1932-1995).
Born August 7th, 1932 in Schiedam. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1995 at 63 years old in Soest (bone cancer). [ref]
Alda Merini
Italian writer and poet (1931-2009).
Born March 21st, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (bone cancer). [ref]
Donald H. Peterson
American astronaut (1933–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1933 in Winona.
Died May 27th, 2018 at 84 years old in El Lago (bone cancer). [ref]
Bernt Balchen
Aviation pioneer and united states army officer (1899-1973).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Tveit.
Died October 17th, 1973 at 73 years old in Mount Kisco (bone cancer).
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı
Turkish writer.
Born April 17th, 1890 in Crete.
Died October 13th, 1973 at 83 years old in İzmir (bone cancer).
Marlen Haushofer
Austrian writer.
Born April 11th, 1920 in Molln. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1970 at 49 years old in Vienna (bone cancer). [ref]
Chilla Porter
Australian high jumper (1936–2020).
Born January 11th, 1936 in Brisbane.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in Innaloo (bone cancer). [ref]
Bohdan Stupka
Ukrainian actor (1941-2012).
Born August 27th, 1941 in Kulykiv. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2012 at 70 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (bone cancer). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)