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287 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Enéas Carneiro
Brazilian politician (1938–2007).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Rio Branco.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro (leukemia).
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 (1925–1985).
Born December 7th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died October 15th, 1985 at 59 years old in Long Island (leukemia).
Sa'dun Hammadi
Iraqi politician (1930-2007).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Karbala.
Died March 14th, 2007 at 76 years old in Germany (leukemia).
Arno Babajanian
Armenian composer and pianist (1921-1983).
Born January 22nd, 1921 in Yerevan. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1983 at 62 years old in Yerevan (leukemia). [ref]
Roland Petit
French ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born January 13th, 1924 in Villemomble. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2011 at 87 years old in Geneva (leukemia). [ref]
Reiji Okazaki
Japanese biologist (1930–1975).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Hiroshima.
Died August 1st, 1975 at 44 years old in Hiroshima (leukemia).
Erdal İnönü
Turkish physicist and politician (1926-2007).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Ankara. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2007 at 81 years old in Houston (leukemia). [ref]
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