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798 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Tonie Marshall
French actress (1951-2020).
Born November 29th, 1951 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died March 12th, 2020 at 68 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Corneliu Coposu
Romanian politician (1914–1995).
Born May 20th, 1914 in Bobota.
Died November 11th, 1995 at 81 years old in Bucharest (lung cancer).
Don Byas
American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Muskogee.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 59 years old in Amsterdam (lung cancer).
Christoph Schlingensief
German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010).
Born October 24th, 1960 in Oberhausen. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2010 at 49 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Barry Unsworth
English novelist.
Born August 10th, 1930 in Wingate. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2012 at 81 years old in Perugia (lung cancer).
Wu Guanzhong
Chinese painter (1919-2010).
Born August 29th, 1919 in Yixing. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2010 at 90 years old in Beijing (lung cancer). [ref]
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Japanese actor.
Born May 18th, 1927 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Kōfu.
Died September 5th, 2017 at 90 years old (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean-Yves Raimbaud
French animator (1958–1998).
Born January 21st, 1958 in Évreux.
Died June 28th, 1998 at 40 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Stuart Christie
British anarchist.
Born July 10th, 1946 in Glasgow.
Died August 15th, 2020 at 74 years old (lung cancer). [ref]
Joseph Schillinger
American musician (1895-1943).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1943 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy