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173 Notable deaths
 by diabetes

Leo McKern

Australian actor.

Born March 16th, 1920 in Sydney. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2002 at 82 years old in Bath (diabetes). [ref]

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017).

Born May 29th, 1921 in Spokane.

Died April 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in Gladstone (diabetes). [ref]

John Ehrlichman

Lawyer, watergate co-conspirator, writer (1925-1999).

Born March 20th, 1925 in Tacoma.

Died February 14th, 1999 at 73 years old in Atlanta (diabetes).

James Baskett

Actor (1904-1948).

Born February 16th, 1904 in Indianapolis. [ref]

Died July 9th, 1948 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994).

Born December 12th, 1929 in London. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1994 at 65 years old in Shropshire (diabetes). [ref]

Oliver Mtukudzi

Zimbabwean musician (1952-2019).

Born September 22nd, 1952 in Harare.

Died January 23rd, 2019 at 66 years old in Harare (diabetes). [ref]

Brendan Behan

Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright (1923-1964).

Born February 9th, 1923 in Dublin. [ref]

Died March 20th, 1964 at 41 years old in Dublin (diabetes). [ref]

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019).

Born May 30th, 1934 in Listvyanka. [ref]

Died October 11th, 2019 at 85 years old in Burdenko Hospital (diabetes). [ref]

Rick Ducommun

Canadian actor (1952-2015).

Born July 3rd, 1952 in Prince Albert.

Died June 12th, 2015 at 62 years old in Vancouver (diabetes). [ref]

Omar Abdel-Rahman

Leader of al-jama'a al-islamiyya.

Born May 3rd, 1938 in Dakahlia Governorate.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Butner (diabetes). [ref]

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