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798 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Raoul Bott
Hungarian-born mathematician.
Born September 24th, 1923 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 82 years old in San Diego, Carlsbad (lung cancer). [ref]
William Edward Phipps
American actor and film producer (1922-2018).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Vincennes.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 96 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Nebojša Glogovac
Serbian actor (1969–2018).
Born August 30th, 1969 in Trebinje.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 48 years old in Belgrade (lung cancer). [ref]
Gene L. Coon
American screenwriter, tv producer and novelist, best known for his work on star trek (1924–1973).
Born January 7th, 1924 in Beatrice.
Died July 8th, 1973 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Ludolf von Alvensleben
German politician (nsdap) (1901–1970).
Born March 17th, 1901 in Halle (Saale).
Died April 1st, 1970 at 69 years old in Santa Rosa de Calamuchita (lung cancer).
Wendell H. Ford
American politician (1924-2015).
Born September 8th, 1924 in Owensboro.
Died January 22nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Owensboro (lung cancer).
Ellen Willis
American writer.
Born December 14th, 1941 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died November 9th, 2006 at 64 years old in Queens (lung cancer). [ref]
Bengt Ekerot
Swedish actor and director (1920–1971).
Born February 8th, 1920 in Stockholm.
Died November 26th, 1971 at 51 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer).
David Datuna
Georgian-american artist.
Born February 10th, 1974 in Tbilisi.
Died May 24th, 2022 at 48 years old in Boston (lung cancer). [ref]
Keiji Nakazawa
Japanese manga artist (1939-2012).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Naka-ku.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 73 years old in Hiroshima (lung cancer). [ref]
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