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756 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Olga Baclanova
Actress (1896-1974).
Born August 19th, 1900 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1974 at 74 years old in Vevey (lung cancer). [ref]
Duncan Renaldo
American actor (1904-1980).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Oancea.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 76 years old in Goleta (lung cancer).
Benny Parsons
American racecar driver and journalist.
Born July 12th, 1941 in Wilkes County.
Died January 16th, 2007 at 65 years old in Charlotte (lung cancer). [ref]
Christopher Connelly
American actor (1941-1988).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Wichita. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1988 at 47 years old in Burbank (lung cancer). [ref]
Ronit Elkabetz
Israeli actress and filmmaker.
Born November 27th, 1964 in Beersheba.
Died April 19th, 2016 at 51 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer). [ref]
Patrice Chéreau
French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer (1944-2013).
Born November 2nd, 1944 in Lézigné.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 68 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Kurt Zeitzler
German general.
Born June 9th, 1895 in Heideblick.
Died September 25th, 1963 at 68 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau (lung cancer).
Charlie Byrd
American guitarist.
Born September 16th, 1925 in Suffolk. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1999 at 74 years old in Annapolis (lung cancer). [ref]
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese film director (1938-2020).
Born January 9th, 1938 in Onomichi.
Died April 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in Setagaya-ku (lung cancer). [ref]
Curzio Malaparte
Italian writer (1898-1957).
Born June 9th, 1898 in Prato. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1957 at 59 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
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