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38 Notable deaths
by kidney cancer
Kaye Ballard
American actress, comedian, and singer (1925–2019).
Born November 20th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died January 22nd, 2019 at 93 years old in Rancho Mirage (kidney cancer). [ref]
Theodore Hall
American physicist (1925–1999).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Far Rockaway.
Died November 1st, 1999 at 74 years old in Cambridge (kidney cancer).
Tony Thompson
American drummer (1954–2003).
Born November 15th, 1954 in New York City.
Died November 12th, 2003 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
Basappa Danappa Jatti
Indian politician (1912-2002).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Savalagi.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 89 years old in Bengaluru (kidney cancer).
David Groh
American actor.
Born May 21st, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer). [ref]
Mordecai Richler
Canadian writer (1931–2001).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 70 years old in Montreal (kidney cancer).
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
Iranian singer and musician.
Born September 23rd, 1940 in Mashhad.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney cancer). [ref]
Paul Mitchell
American politician.
Born November 14th, 1956 in Boston.
Died August 15th, 2021 at 64 years old in Dryden Township (kidney cancer). [ref]
Günter Guillaume
Stasi officer (1927–1995).
Born February 1st, 1927 in Berlin.
Died April 10th, 1995 at 68 years old in Petershagen-Eggersdorf (kidney cancer).
Erich Neumann
German writer, psychologist and philosopher (1905-1960).
Born January 23rd, 1905 in Berlin.
Died November 5th, 1960 at 55 years old in Tel Aviv (kidney cancer).
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender