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798 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Andrei Tarkovsky
Soviet and russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, and theatre and opera director (1932-1986).
Born April 4th, 1932 in Zavrazhye. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1986 at 54 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Otto Skorzeny
Austrian officer in the waffen-ss.
Born June 12th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1975 at 67 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
René Auberjonois
American actor.
Born June 1st, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Bob Uecker
American baseball player.
Born January 26th, 1934 in Milwaukee.
Died January 16th, 2025 at 90 years old in Menomonee Falls (lung cancer). [ref]
Otto Frank
Father of anne frank (1889–1980).
Born May 12th, 1889 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1980 at 91 years old in Birsfelden (lung cancer). [ref]
Michael Nyqvist
Swedish actor (1960–2017).
Born November 8th, 1960 in Stockholm.
Died June 27th, 2017 at 56 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
Myrna Loy
American actress (1905–1993).
Born August 2nd, 1905 in Helena. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1993 at 88 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Rudolf Abel
Soviet intelligence officer.
Born July 11th, 1903 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died November 15th, 1971 at 68 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Joanna Moore
American actress (1934-1997).
Born November 10th, 1934 in Parrott. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1997 at 63 years old in Indian Wells (lung cancer). [ref]
George A. Romero
Canadian-american filmmaker (1940–2017).
Born February 4th, 1940 in New York City, The Bronx. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2017 at 77 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
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