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German politician.
Born July 7th, 1940 in Bochum.
Died September 27th, 2020 at 80 years old in Bonn (lung cancer). [ref]
American politician (1919–1979).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Marietta.
Died March 1st, 1979 at 59 years old in Tulsa (lung cancer).
Yugoslav politician (1928-1994).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Bugojno.
Died April 12th, 1994 at 65 years old in Sarajevo (lung cancer).
Polish historian.
Born April 8th, 1922 in Lviv. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2000 at 77 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer). [ref]
American poet (1926–2009).
Born January 5th, 1926 in Beaver Falls.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Madison County (lung cancer).
Japanese officer and politician, war criminal (1890-1957).
Born February 19th, 1890 in Okayama.
Died June 29th, 1957 at 67 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
German film director and screenwriter (1945–2010).
Born April 7th, 1945 in Georgenthal.
Died April 12th, 2010 at 65 years old in Kassel (lung cancer). [ref]
American classical scholar (1906-1950).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1950 at 43 years old in Brooklyn (lung cancer). [ref]
American jazz drummer (1932–2017).
Born March 9th, 1932 in Miami.
Died May 22nd, 2017 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (lung cancer).
Hong kong politician and teacher (1931-2011).
Born February 28th, 1931 in British Hong Kong.
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in Prince of Wales Hospital (lung cancer). [ref]
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