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419 Notable deaths
 by pancreatic cancer

Magnus Magnusson

Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer..

Born October 12th, 1929 in Reykjavík.

Died January 7th, 2007 at 77 years old in Balmore (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

FM-2030

Iranian-american transhumanist philosopher and futurist (1930–2000).

Born October 15th, 1930 in Brussels. [ref]

Died July 8th, 2000 at 69 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Dennis Potter

British dramatist and screenwriter (1935–1994).

Born May 17th, 1935 in Berry Hill.

Died June 7th, 1994 at 59 years old in Ross-on-Wye (pancreatic cancer).

Germán Valdés

Mexican actor, comedian and singer (1915-1973).

Born September 19th, 1915 in Mexico City.

Died June 29th, 1973 at 57 years old in Mexico City (pancreatic cancer).

Věra Čáslavská

Czechoslovak sports official, artistic gymnast and coach (1942–2016).

Born May 3rd, 1942 in Prague. [ref]

Died August 30th, 2016 at 74 years old in Prague (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Julian Schwinger

American theoretical physicist (1918–1994).

Born February 12th, 1918 in New York City.

Died July 16th, 1994 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).

Clifford Irving

American author and convicted fraudster (1930-2017).

Born November 5th, 1930 in New York City.

Died December 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sarasota (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Japanese sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna.

Born June 1st, 1955 in Hokkaidō.

Died July 31st, 2016 at 61 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

John Warnock

American computer scientist, inventor and technology businessman (1940–2023).

Born October 6th, 1940 in Salt Lake City.

Died August 19th, 2023 at 82 years old in Los Altos (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Sharon Jones

American soul funk singer from nyc.

Born May 4th, 1956 in Augusta. [ref]

Died November 18th, 2016 at 60 years old in Cooperstown (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

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