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815 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
American tennis player (1912–1996).
Born September 18th, 1912 in Sharon.
Died February 27th, 1996 at 83 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Riki Sorsa
Finnish singer (1952–2016).
Born December 26th, 1952 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer). [ref]
Park Kyung-ni
Korean writer (1926-2008).
Born October 28th, 1926 in Tongyeong.
Died May 5th, 2008 at 81 years old in Wonju (lung cancer). [ref]
Colette Besson
French sprinter.
Born April 7th, 1946 in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 59 years old in Angoulins (lung cancer).
Baard Owe
Norwegian actor (1936-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1936 in Mosjøen.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 81 years old in Copenhagen (lung cancer).
Hans von Borsody
Film actor (1929–2013).
Born September 20th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died November 4th, 2013 at 84 years old in Kiel (lung cancer).
Joseph Nérette
President of haiti (1924-2007).
Born April 9th, 1924 in Port-au-Prince.
Died April 29th, 2007 at 83 years old in Port-au-Prince (lung cancer). [ref]
Azad Rahimov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born October 8th, 1964 in Baku.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Margaretha Krook
Swedish actress (1925–2001).
Born October 15th, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died May 7th, 2001 at 75 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
Göran Tunström
Swedish writer.
Born May 4th, 1937 in Sunne. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2000 at 62 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner