Deaths by...
158 Notable deaths
by esophageal cancer
Deborah Walley
American actress (1941-2001).
Born August 12th, 1941 in Bridgeport.
Died May 10th, 2001 at 59 years old in Sedona (esophageal cancer).
Angus Ogilvy
British businessman (1928-2004).
Born September 14th, 1928 in London.
Died December 26th, 2004 at 76 years old in London (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ronnie Drew
Irish musician (1934-2008).
Born September 16th, 1934 in Dún Laoghaire.
Died August 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in Dublin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Prince Henry of Prussia
Prussian prince and admiral (1862-1929).
Born August 14th, 1862 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 66 years old in Gut Hemmelmark (esophageal cancer).
Jeremy Slate
American actor (1926-2006).
Born February 17th, 1926 in Atlantic City.
Died November 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Unshō Ishizuka
Japanese voice actor, narrator, director (1951-2018).
Born May 16th, 1951 in Katsuyama.
Died August 13th, 2018 at 67 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Barbara McNair
American singer and theater, television and film actress (1934–2007).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Chicago, Racine.
Died February 4th, 2007 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Hugh Trevor-Roper
British historian (1914-2003).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Glanton.
Died January 26th, 2003 at 89 years old in Oxford (esophageal cancer).
Mike Davis
American writer, urban theorist, political activist, and historian from southern california (1946–2022).
Born March 10th, 1946 in Fontana.
Died October 25th, 2022 at 76 years old in San Diego (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jet Harris
English musician.
Born July 6th, 1939 in Kingsbury.
Died March 18th, 2011 at 71 years old in Winchester (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon