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778 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Ray Phiri
South african jazz musician.
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.
Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). [ref]
Wilfrid Voynich
Polish revolutionary, antiquarian, bibliophile, historian and eponym of voynich manuscript (1865-1930).
Born October 31st, 1865 in Telšiai.
Died March 19th, 1930 at 64 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Kim Ja-ok
South korean actress (1951-2014).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Seoul.
Died November 16th, 2014 at 63 years old in Seoul (lung cancer).
Waldo Salt
American screenwriter (1914-1987).
Born October 18th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died March 7th, 1987 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Maria Tănase
Romanian singer and actress.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 49 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Little Tony
Sammarinese rock singer (1941-2013).
Born February 9th, 1941 in Tivoli.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome (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).
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist (1927–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Baffin Island.
Died January 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kinngait (lung cancer).
Wu Ma
Chinese actor and film director (1942-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1942 in T'ien-ching. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).
Tom Brown
American child model, and later a film and television actor.
Born January 6th, 1913 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1990 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
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