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768 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
David Carr
American journalist.
Born September 8th, 1956 in Minneapolis.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 58 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Alan Jay Lerner
American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986).
Born August 31st, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1986 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Georges Perec
French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist.
Born March 7th, 1936 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 45 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
William Haines
American actor, interior designer (1900-1973).
Born January 2nd, 1900 in Staunton. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Macdonald Carey
American actor (1913-1994).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Sioux City. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Gennady Yanayev
Vice president of the soviet union from 1990 to 1991.
Born August 26th, 1937 in Perevoz.
Died September 24th, 2010 at 73 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Indian poet (1938-2019).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Kolkata.
Died November 7th, 2019 at 81 years old in Kolkata (lung cancer). [ref]
Jacqueline Pearce
British actress (1943-2018).
Born December 20th, 1943 in Woking.
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 74 years old in Lancashire (lung cancer). [ref]
Vito Scotti
American actor (1918-1996).
Born January 26th, 1918 in San Francisco.
Died June 5th, 1996 at 78 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Zoia Ceaușescu
Romanian mathematician.
Born March 1st, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died November 20th, 2006 at 57 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
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