Deaths by...
278 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Cliff Gorman
American actor (1936-2002).
Born October 13th, 1936 in Queens. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2002 at 65 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Feodor Chaliapin
Russian opera singer and actor.
Born February 13th, 1873. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1938 at 65 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Lew Hoad
Australian tennis player.
Born November 23rd, 1934 in Glebe.
Died July 3rd, 1994 at 59 years old in Fuengirola (leukemia).
Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Native american entertainer (1936-2007).
Born August 17th, 1936 in Lake Traverse Indian Reservation.
Died December 13th, 2007 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Ray Dolby
American engineer and inventor of the 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]
Jacques Monod
French biologist and biochemist, nobel laureate (1910-1976).
Born February 9th, 1910 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1976 at 66 years old in Cannes (leukemia). [ref]
Lau Kar-leung
Hong kong chinese martial arts film director and actor.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Guangzhou.
Died June 25th, 2013 at 76 years old in Hong Kong (leukemia). [ref]
Itamar Franco
Brazilian politician (1930-2011).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Atlantic Ocean.
Died July 2nd, 2011 at 81 years old in São Paulo (leukemia). [ref]
J. Presper Eckert
American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Born April 9th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died June 3rd, 1995 at 76 years old in Bryn Mawr (leukemia).
Valerie French
British actress (1928-1990).
Born March 11th, 1928 in London.
Died November 3rd, 1990 at 62 years old in New York City (leukemia).
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