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799 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Zhang Li
Chinese table tennis player.
Born May 3rd, 1951 in Xinxiang.
Died February 13th, 2019 at 67 years old (lung cancer).
René Pétillon
French cartoonist (1945–2018).
Born December 12th, 1945 in Lesneven.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Nelson Prudêncio
Athletics competitor.
Died November 23rd, 2012 at 68 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer).
Mikhail Svetlov
Russian poet.
Born June 17th, 1903 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1964 at 61 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Patricio Rodríguez
Chilean tennis player.
Born December 20th, 1938 in Santiago.
Died June 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Miami (lung cancer). [ref]
Reizo Koike
Swimmer (1915-1998).
Born December 12th, 1915 in Numazu.
Died August 3rd, 1998 at 82 years old (lung cancer).
Lino Aldani
Italian science fiction writer.
Born March 29th, 1926 in San Cipriano Po. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Pavia (lung cancer). [ref]
Katsuo Takaishi
Swimmer (1906–1966).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Osaka.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 59 years old (lung cancer).
Jean Marie Balland
Catholic cardinal (1934-1998).
Born July 26th, 1934 in Bué. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1998 at 63 years old in 4th arrondissement of Lyon (lung cancer). [ref]
Vassily Solomin
Boxer (1953-1997).
Born January 5th, 1953 in Perm.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 44 years old in Perm (lung cancer).
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