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280 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Gerard K. O'Neill
American physicist, author, and inventor.
Born February 6th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 27th, 1992 at 65 years old in Redwood City (leukemia).
Rafael Hernández Colón
Puerto rican politician (1936-2019).
Born October 24th, 1936 in Ponce.
Died May 2nd, 2019 at 82 years old in San Juan (leukemia).
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japanese film director (1927-2001).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (leukemia). [ref]
Gunther Schuller
American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician.
Born November 22nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Boston (leukemia). [ref]
Albert Jay Nock
American journalist (1870-1945).
Born October 13th, 1870 in Scranton.
Died August 19th, 1945 at 74 years old in Wakefield (leukemia).
Theuns Jordaan
South african singer.
Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Julia Hall Browman Robinson
American mathematician and doctor.
Born December 8th, 1919 in St. Louis.
Died July 30th, 1985 at 65 years old in California (leukemia).
Michael Talbot
American writer.
Born September 29th, 1953 in Grand Rapids.
Died May 27th, 1992 at 38 years old in London (leukemia).
Patrick Manning
Prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1946-2016).
Born August 17th, 1946 in San Fernando.
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 69 years old in San Fernando General Hospital (leukemia). [ref]
Igor Sergeyev
Russian politician (1938-2006).
Born April 20th, 1938 in Lysychansk.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 68 years old in Moscow (leukemia). [ref]
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