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74 Notable deaths
by laryngeal cancer
Sivuca
Brazilian musician.
Born May 26th, 1930 in Paraíba.
Died December 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in João Pessoa (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Venedikt Yerofeyev
Russian writer (1938–1990).
Born October 26th, 1938 in Kandalaksha.
Died May 11th, 1990 at 51 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Pedro Lemebel
Chilean writer.
Born November 21st, 1952 in Santiago.
Died January 22nd, 2015 at 62 years old in Santiago (laryngeal cancer).
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Iranian actor.
Born November 26th, 1934 in Tehran.
Died April 2nd, 2019 at 84 years old in Tehran (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Eddie Gerard
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1890–1937).
Born February 22nd, 1890 in Ottawa.
Died December 7th, 1937 at 47 years old in Ottawa (laryngeal cancer).
A. D. Gordon
Russian-jewish philosopher, worker, and educator.
Born June 9th, 1856 in Troianiv. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1922 at 65 years old in Degania Alef (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Toshio Shiratori
Japanese politician (1887-1949).
Born June 8th, 1887 in Mobara.
Died June 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Tokyo (laryngeal cancer).
Ettore Bastianini
Italian opera singer (1922–1967).
Born September 24th, 1922 in Siena.
Died January 25th, 1967 at 44 years old in Sirmione (laryngeal cancer).
Keith Newton
English footballer (1941-1998).
Born June 23rd, 1941 in Manchester.
Died June 16th, 1998 at 56 years old in Blackburn (laryngeal cancer).
Grigoraș Dinicu
Romanian roma composer and violinist (1889-1949).
Born April 3rd, 1889 in Bucharest.
Died March 28th, 1949 at 59 years old in Bucharest (laryngeal cancer).
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