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884 Notable deaths
by 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]
Peter Orlovsky
American poet (1933-2010).
Born July 8th, 1933 in Manhattan.
Died May 30th, 2010 at 76 years old in Williston (lung cancer). [ref]
Jacob Lawrence
African american painter and art professor (1917–2000).
Born September 7th, 1917 in Atlantic City.
Died June 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Seattle (lung cancer).
Bernie Worrell
American musician (1944–2016).
Born April 19th, 1944 in Long Branch.
Died June 24th, 2016 at 72 years old in Everson (lung cancer).
Erik Bruhn
Danish ballet dancer (1928-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Copenhagen.
Died April 1st, 1986 at 57 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
Zoia Ceaușescu
Romanian mathematician (1949–2006).
Born February 28th, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 57 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
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