Deaths by...
300 Notable deaths
by 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]
Murray Rose
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1939-2012).
Born January 6th, 1939 in Birmingham, Nairn.
Died April 15th, 2012 at 73 years old in Sydney (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).
Galway Kinnell
American poet (1927–2014).
Born February 1st, 1927 in Providence.
Died October 28th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sheffield (leukemia).
Alan Rabinowitz
American zoologist (1953–2018).
Born December 31st, 1953 in Brooklyn.
Died August 5th, 2018 at 64 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Max Zaslofsky
American basketball player and coach (1925–1985).
Born December 7th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died October 15th, 1985 at 59 years old in Long Island (leukemia).
Cyril Davies
British musician (1932–1964).
Born January 23rd, 1932 in London.
Died January 7th, 1964 at 31 years old in London (leukemia).
Fritz London
American physicist.
Born March 7th, 1900 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1954 at 54 years old in Durham (leukemia). [ref]
Bent Fabric
Danish pianist and composer (1924–2020).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 95 years old (leukemia). [ref]
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]
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