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756 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Jimmy Cobb
American jazz drummer (1929-2020).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 24th, 2020 at 91 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Francis Chichester
New zealand yacht racer.
Born September 17th, 1901 in Barnstaple.
Died August 26th, 1972 at 70 years old in Plymouth (lung cancer).
Robert Addie
British actor (1960-2003).
Born February 10th, 1960 in London.
Died November 20th, 2003 at 43 years old in Cheltenham (lung cancer).
Hugo Banzer
Bolivian president (1926-2002).
Born May 10th, 1926 in Concepción, Santa Cruz. [ref]
Died May 5th, 2002 at 75 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (lung cancer). [ref]
Ernst Happel
Austrian footballer and coach (1925-1992).
Born November 29th, 1925 in Vienna.
Died November 14th, 1992 at 66 years old in Innsbruck (lung cancer).
Mustafa Barzani
Kurdish nationalist.
Born March 14th, 1903 in Barzan. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1979 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer).
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Argentine musician, singer, composer and poet.
Born January 23rd, 1950 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 8th, 2012 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Frank Oppenheimer
American particle physicist.
Born August 14th, 1912 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1985 at 72 years old in Sausalito (lung cancer).
Don Heck
American comics artist.
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Queens. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1995 at 66 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean-Jacques Perrey
French composer (1929-2016).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Amiens.
Died November 4th, 2016 at 87 years old in Lausanne (lung cancer). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche