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798 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Eileen Heckart
American actress (1919-2001).
Born March 29th, 1919 in Columbus. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2001 at 82 years old in Norwalk (lung cancer). [ref]
E. L. Doctorow
Novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2015 at 84 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician.
Born May 14th, 1897 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1959 at 62 years old in Garches (lung cancer). [ref]
Carl Betz
American stage, film and television actor (1921-1978).
Born March 9th, 1921 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
August Schellenberg
Canadian-american actor, acting teacher (1936-2013).
Born July 25th, 1936 in Montreal.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 77 years old in Dallas (lung cancer).
Wilhelmina Cooper
Model, modeling agent.
Born May 1st, 1939 in Culemborg.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 40 years old in Greenwich (lung cancer).
Bert Jansch
Scottish folk musician (1943–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1943 in Glasgow.
Died October 5th, 2011 at 67 years old in Hampstead (lung cancer). [ref]
Gertrude Baniszewski
American murderer (1929–1990).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Indianapolis.
Died June 16th, 1990 at 60 years old in Laurel (lung cancer).
Ananth Kumar
Indian politician.
Born July 22nd, 1959 in Bengaluru.
Died November 12th, 2018 at 59 years old in Bengaluru (lung cancer). [ref]
Tabaré Vázquez
President of uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020.
Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). [ref]
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