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778 Notable deaths
by 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]
Nigel Patrick
British actor and director.
Born May 2nd, 1913 in Clapham. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1981 at 68 years old in London (lung cancer).
Dennis O'Keefe
American actor.
Born March 29th, 1908 in Fort Madison. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1968 at 60 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Dawn Addams
British actress (1930–1985).
Born September 21st, 1930 in Felixstowe.
Died May 7th, 1985 at 54 years old in London (lung cancer).
Franklin J. Schaffner
American film director (1920-1989).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mexican actor.
Born April 6th, 1940 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2011 at 71 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
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