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318 Notable deaths
 by leukemia

Rauni Mollberg

Finnish film director (1929-2007).

Born April 15th, 1929 in Hämeenlinna. [ref]

Died October 11th, 2007 at 78 years old in Loimaa (leukemia). [ref]

Charles Antrobus

Governor-general of saint vincent and the grenadines.

Born May 14th, 1933 in Saint Vincent.

Died June 3rd, 2002 at 69 years old in Toronto (leukemia).

Carlo Agostini

Italian prelate (1888-1952).

Born April 22nd, 1888 in San Martino di Lupari.

Died December 28th, 1952 at 64 years old in Venice (leukemia).

Henrik Tikkanen

Finland-swedish author and illustrator (1924–1984).

Born September 9th, 1924 in Helsinki.

Died May 19th, 1984 at 59 years old in Espoo (leukemia).

Emmanuelle Claret

French biathlete (1968–2013).

Born October 30th, 1968 in Gap.

Died May 11th, 2013 at 44 years old in Besançon (leukemia).

Vladimir Yankilevsky

Russian artist (1938-2018).

Born February 15th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died January 4th, 2018 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia).

Eddie Blay

Ghanaian boxer (1937–2006).

Born November 9th, 1937 in Accra.

Died October 15th, 2006 at 68 years old in Accra (leukemia).

Jan Foltys

Czech chess player (1908–1952).

Born October 13th, 1908 in Svinov.

Died March 11th, 1952 at 43 years old in Ostrava (leukemia).

Gunnar Nielsen

Danish middle distance runner (1928-1985).

Born March 25th, 1928 in Copenhagen.

Died May 29th, 1985 at 57 years old in Copenhagen (leukemia).

Sasha Putrya

Ukrainian artist (1977-1989).

Born December 2nd, 1977 in Poltava.

Died January 24th, 1989 at 11 years old in Poltava (leukemia).

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