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816 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Jaroslav Pelikan
Us historian of christianity, christian theology and medieval intellectual history at yale (1923–2006).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Akron.
Died May 13th, 2006 at 82 years old in Hamden (lung cancer). [ref]
Howard Temin
American geneticist.
Born December 10th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died February 9th, 1994 at 59 years old in Madison (lung cancer).
Charlie Rouse
American musician.
Born April 6th, 1924 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1988 at 64 years old in Seattle (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert van Gulik
Dutch diplomat (1910-1967).
Born August 9th, 1910 in Zutphen. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1967 at 57 years old in The Hague (lung cancer). [ref]
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist (1927–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Baffin Island.
Died January 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kinngait (lung cancer).
Arthur Vandenberg
American politician (1884–1951).
Born March 22nd, 1884 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 67 years old in Grand Rapids (lung cancer).
Mark Bernes
Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Nizhyn.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Tomasz Stańko
Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser.
Born July 11th, 1942 in Rzeszów.
Died July 29th, 2018 at 76 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Max Theiler
South african-american virologist and doctor.
Born January 30th, 1899 in Pretoria.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 73 years old in New Haven (lung cancer).
Tom Brown
American model & actor (1913–1990).
Born January 6th, 1913 in New York City.
Died June 3rd, 1990 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
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