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300 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Cliff Gorman
American actor (1936-2002).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Queens.
Died September 5th, 2002 at 65 years old in Manhattan (leukemia).
Augusto Boal
Brazilian writer.
Born March 16th, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro (leukemia). [ref]
George Murdock
American film actor.
Born June 25th, 1930 in Salina.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 81 years old in Burbank (leukemia).
André Bazin
French film critic and theorist.
Born April 8th, 1918 in Angers. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1958 at 40 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (leukemia). [ref]
John Ireland
Canadian actor (1914–1992).
Born January 30th, 1914 in Vancouver.
Died March 21st, 1992 at 78 years old in Santa Barbara (leukemia).
Peter Maxwell Davies
English composer and conductor (1934-2016).
Born September 8th, 1934 in Manchester, Salford.
Died March 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Sanday (leukemia). [ref]
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Prime minister of pakistan (1932-1993).
Born August 18th, 1932 in Sindhri.
Died March 16th, 1993 at 60 years old in Baltimore (leukemia).
Tony Lloyd
British labour politician (1950–2024).
Born February 25th, 1950 in Stretford.
Died January 17th, 2024 at 73 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Ray Dolby
American engineer and inventor of the dolby noise reduction system (1933-2013).
Born January 18th, 1933 in Portland. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2013 at 80 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]
Feodor Chaliapin
Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938).
Born February 13th, 1873 in Lisitsyn-Emelin House.
Died April 12th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (leukemia).
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