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304 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Penaia Ganilau
President of fiji (1918-1993).
Born July 28th, 1918 in Taveuni.
Died December 15th, 1993 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (leukemia).
Leigh Van Valen
American biologist.
Born August 12th, 1935 in Albany.
Died October 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Billy More
Italian drag queen and musician (1965–2005).
Born February 3rd, 1965 in Milan.
Died August 14th, 2005 at 40 years old in Milan (leukemia).
Ignacio Zoco
Spanish footballer (1939-2015).
Born July 31st, 1939 in Garde.
Died September 28th, 2015 at 76 years old in Madrid (leukemia).
André Lefevere
Belgian translator and linguist (1945-1996).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Belgium. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1996 at 50 years old in Austin (leukemia).
Robert Frazer
American actor (1891-1944).
Born June 29th, 1891 in Worcester.
Died August 17th, 1944 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Fereydoon Moshiri
Iranian writer.
Born September 22nd, 1926 in Tehran.
Died October 24th, 2000 at 74 years old in Tehran (leukemia).
Gertrude Mary Cox
American statistician (1900-1978).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Dayton.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 72 years old in Durham (leukemia).
John Patrick Foley
American roman catholic archbishop and cardinal (1935–2011).
Born November 11th, 1935 in Darby. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2011 at 76 years old in Darby (leukemia). [ref]
Gene H. Golub
American computer scientist and numerical analyst (1932-2007).
Born February 29th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died November 16th, 2007 at 75 years old in Stanford (leukemia). [ref]
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