Deaths by...

900 Notable deaths
 by disease

Béla Tarr

Hungarian filmmaker and anarchist (1955–2026).

Born July 21st, 1955 in Pécs.

Died January 6th, 2026 at 70 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]

Steven Holcomb

American bobsledder.

Born April 14th, 1980 in Park City. [ref]

Died May 6th, 2017 at 37 years old in Lake Placid (disease). [ref]

Volodymyr Ivashko

Ukrainian politician (1932-1994).

Born October 28th, 1932 in Poltava.

Died November 13th, 1994 at 62 years old in Moscow (disease).

Anisa Makhlouf

Syrian politician.

Born November 5th, 1930 in Latakia. [ref]

Died February 6th, 2016 at 85 years old in Damascus (disease). [ref]

James Last

German musician (1929-2015).

Born April 17th, 1929 in Bremen.

Died June 9th, 2015 at 86 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (disease). [ref]

John Meillon

Actor (1934-1989).

Born May 1st, 1934 in Mosman. [ref]

Died August 11th, 1989 at 55 years old in Mosman (disease). [ref]

N. D. Tiwari

Indian politician (1925–2018).

Born October 18th, 1925 in Nainital district.

Died October 18th, 2018 at 93 years old in Delhi (disease).

Patrice Wymore

American actress and singer (1926-2014).

Born December 17th, 1926 in Miltonvale.

Died March 22nd, 2014 at 87 years old in Portland Parish (disease).

Josemaría Escrivá

Spanish priest, writer and catholic saint.

Born January 9th, 1902 in Barbastro city.

Died June 26th, 1975 at 73 years old in Rome (disease).

Richard Dysart

American actor (1929–2015).

Born March 30th, 1929 in Augusta.

Died April 5th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (disease).

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