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206 Notable deaths
by prostate cancer
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
Prolific american inventor and scientist.
Born November 24th, 1922 in Akron.
Died October 17th, 2012 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
Happy Hairston
Basketball player (1942-2001).
Born May 31st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died May 1st, 2001 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Odvar Nordli
28th prime minister of norway.
Born November 3rd, 1927 in Stange. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2018 at 90 years old in Oslo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Tony Scott
American jazz clarinetist, musician (1921-2007).
Born June 17th, 1921 in Morristown. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2007 at 85 years old in Rome (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mikhail Zhvanetsky
Russian writer (1934-2020).
Born March 6th, 1934 in Odesa.
Died November 6th, 2020 at 86 years old in Moscow (prostate cancer). [ref]
Al Plastino
American artist (1921-2013).
Born December 15th, 1921 in Manhattan.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 91 years old in Patchogue (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ed van der Elsken
Dutch photographer.
Born March 10th, 1925 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1990 at 65 years old in Edam (prostate cancer). [ref]
David Levine
American caricaturist (1926-2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Josef Suk
Czech violinist, violist and conductor.
Born August 8th, 1929 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2011 at 81 years old in Prague (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ivan Moravec
Czech concert pianist.
Born November 9th, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2015 at 84 years old in Prague (prostate cancer). [ref]
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