Deaths by...
280 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Gregory Ratoff
Russian-american actor, director and producer.
Born April 20th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1960 at 63 years old in Solothurn (leukemia). [ref]
Galway Kinnell
Poet.
Born February 1st, 1927 in Providence.
Died October 28th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sheffield (leukemia).
Hugh Hopper
English bass guitarist (1945-2009).
Born April 29th, 1945 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2009 at 64 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Minako Honda
Japanese singer and actress (1967-1999).
Born July 31st, 1967 in Narimasu.
Died November 6th, 2005 at 38 years old in Minato-ku (leukemia).
Takashi Nagai
Japanese physician, writer, diarist, roman catholic convert and servant of god.
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Matsue.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 43 years old in Nagasaki University Hospital (leukemia).
Kenneth Koch
American poet, playwright, and professor.
Born February 27th, 1925 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2002 at 77 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian-american singer.
Born June 15th, 1861 in Libeň. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1936 at 75 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
Sylvia Rafael
Israeli spy.
Born April 1st, 1937 in Cape Town.
Died February 10th, 2005 at 67 years old in Pretoria (leukemia).
Fritz London
American physicist.
Born March 7th, 1900 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1954 at 54 years old in Durham (leukemia). [ref]
Max Zaslofsky
American basketball player and coach.
Born December 7th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died October 15th, 1985 at 59 years old in Long Island (leukemia).
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