Deaths by...
854 Notable deaths
by disease
John Lavery
Irish artist (1856-1941).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Belfast. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1941 at 84 years old in Kilkenny (disease). [ref]
Martha Wentworth
American actress (1889-1974).
Born June 2nd, 1889 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 1974 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (disease).
Ahn Chang-ho
Korean independence activist (1878-1938).
Born November 9th, 1878 in Kangso.
Died March 10th, 1938 at 59 years old in Keijō Imperial University (disease).
Virginia Gibson
American actress, dancer, singer.
Born April 9th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died April 25th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newtown (disease).
Kent Taylor
American actor.
Born May 11th, 1907 in Nashua.
Died April 11th, 1987 at 79 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Jean Porter
American film and television actress (1922-2018).
Born December 8th, 1922 in Cisco. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2018 at 95 years old in Canoga Park (disease). [ref]
Björn Granath
Swedish actor (1946-2017).
Born April 5th, 1946 in Örgryte.
Died February 5th, 2017 at 70 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Betty Holberton
American computer programmer.
Born March 7th, 1917 in Philadelphia.
Died December 8th, 2001 at 84 years old in Rockville (disease).
Grégoire Kayibanda
Rwandan politician, 1st and former president of rwanda (1924-1976).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Musambira.
Died December 15th, 1976 at 52 years old in Kabgayi (disease).
Flora Shaw
English journalist and writer, editor (1852-1929).
Born December 19th, 1852 in Woolwich. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1929 at 76 years old in Surrey (disease). [ref]
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