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287 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer.
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (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).
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).
Bui Tuong Phong
Computer graphics researcher and pioneer (1942-1975).
Born December 14th, 1942 in Hanoi.
Died July 29th, 1975 at 32 years old in California (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]
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