Deaths by...
42 Notable deaths
by lung disease
Oleg Yefremov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director.
Born October 1st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died May 24th, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
Sotigui Kouyaté
Burkinabé actor and football player (1936-2010).
Born July 19th, 1936 in Bamako. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2010 at 73 years old in Paris (lung disease). [ref]
Mir-Jam
Serbian writer (1887-1952).
Born April 22nd, 1887 in Jagodina.
Died December 22nd, 1952 at 65 years old in Belgrade (lung disease).
Walter Hendl
American conductor.
Born January 12th, 1917 in West New York.
Died April 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Harborcreek Township (lung disease). [ref]
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi
Jewish historian.
Born May 20th, 1932 in The Bronx.
Died December 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]
Mike Davies
British tennis player.
Born January 9th, 1936 in Swansea.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Sarasota (lung disease). [ref]
Philippe Maystadt
Belgian politician (1948-2017).
Born March 14th, 1948 in Petit-Rechain.
Died December 7th, 2017 at 69 years old (lung disease).
Kevin Burnham
American sailor.
Born December 21st, 1956 in Hollis.
Died November 27th, 2020 at 63 years old (lung disease). [ref]
Nicodim Munteanu
Romanian bishop.
Born December 6th, 1864 in Pipirig.
Died February 27th, 1948 at 83 years old in Bucharest (lung disease).
Türkan Akyol
Turkish academic and politician.
Born October 12th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died September 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Ankara (lung disease).
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