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318 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Gerard K. O'Neill
American physicist and futurologist (1927–1992).
Born February 6th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died April 27th, 1992 at 65 years old in Redwood City (leukemia).
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japanese film director (1927-2001).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo.
Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).
Michael Talbot
American writer (1953–1992).
Born September 29th, 1953 in Grand Rapids.
Died May 27th, 1992 at 38 years old in London (leukemia).
Luis Bacalov
Argentine composer, musician; nationalized italian; oscar winning film score composer (1933–2017).
Born August 30th, 1933 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 84 years old in Rome (leukemia).
Theuns Jordaan
South african singer (1971–2021).
Born January 10th, 1971 in Venterstad.
Died November 17th, 2021 at 50 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Lyubov Dostoevskaya
Russian writer and memoirist (1869–1926).
Born September 26th, 1869 in Dresden.
Died November 10th, 1926 at 57 years old in Bolzano (leukemia).
Gunther Schuller
American composer and conductor (1925–2015).
Born November 22nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Boston (leukemia). [ref]
Felix Bressart
Film actor (1892-1949).
Born March 2nd, 1895 in Chernyshevskoye.
Died March 17th, 1949 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Albert Jay Nock
American journalist (1870-1945).
Born October 13th, 1870 in Scranton.
Died August 19th, 1945 at 74 years old in Wakefield (leukemia).
Julia Hall Bowman Robinson
American mathematician (1919–1985).
Born December 8th, 1919 in St. Louis.
Died July 30th, 1985 at 65 years old in Berkeley (leukemia).
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