Deaths by...
900 Notable deaths
by disease
Dom Mintoff
Maltese politician (1916-2012).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Cospicua.
Died August 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Tarxien (disease). [ref]
Chico Hamilton
American musician (1921–2013).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 92 years old in New York City (disease).
Peter van Eyck
German-american actor (1911-1969).
Born July 16th, 1913 in Kamienny Jaz. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1969 at 55 years old in Männedorf (disease).
Catherine Burns
American actress and writer (1945-2019).
Born September 24th, 1945 in New York City.
Died February 2nd, 2019 at 73 years old in Lynden (disease). [ref]
Marguerite Chapman
American actress (1918-1999).
Born March 9th, 1918 in Chatham.
Died August 31st, 1999 at 81 years old in Burbank (disease).
Feng-Shan Ho
Chinese diplomat whose actions during the second world war earned him the title "righteous among the nations" (1901–1997).
Born September 10th, 1901 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died September 28th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Francisco (disease).
Jean Darling
Film actress.
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Santa Monica.
Died September 4th, 2015 at 93 years old in Rodgau (disease).
Jack Cardiff
British cinematographer, director and photographer (1914-2009).
Born September 18th, 1914 in Great Yarmouth.
Died April 22nd, 2009 at 94 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Richard Bakalyan
American actor (1931-2015).
Born January 29th, 1931 in Watertown.
Died February 27th, 2015 at 84 years old in Elmira (disease).
Kaaren Verne
German-born american actor.
Born April 6th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 49 years old in Hollywood (disease).
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