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815 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Gene Austin
American singer and songwriter (1900-1972).
Born June 24th, 1900 in Gainesville. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1972 at 71 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer). [ref]
Louis Stokes
American politician (1925-2015).
Born February 23rd, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died August 18th, 2015 at 90 years old in Cleveland (lung cancer).
Peter Bardens
English keyboardist (1945-2002).
Born June 19th, 1945 in Westminster. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2002 at 56 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Madman Muntz
American businessman and engineer (1914–1987).
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Elgin.
Died June 21st, 1987 at 73 years old in Rancho Mirage (lung cancer).
Luther Allison
American blues guitarist (1939-1997).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Widener. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1997 at 57 years old in Madison (lung cancer). [ref]
Rex Everhart
American actor, singer (1920-2000).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Watseka.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 79 years old in Branford (lung cancer).
Nour El-Sherif
Egyptian actor.
Born April 28th, 1946 in Cairo.
Died August 11th, 2015 at 69 years old in Cairo (lung cancer).
Sōsuke Uno
The 75th prime minister of japan (1922-1998).
Born August 27th, 1922 in Moriyama.
Died May 19th, 1998 at 75 years old in Shiga Medical Center for Adults (lung cancer).
Henri Namphy
President of haiti (1932-2018).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in Grande-Rivière-du-Nord. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2018 at 85 years old in Dominican Republic (lung cancer).
Wilfrid Voynich
Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of voynich manuscript (1865-1930).
Born October 31st, 1865 in Telšiai.
Died March 19th, 1930 at 64 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
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