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218 Notable deaths
by prostate cancer
Peter Cushing
English actor (1913-1994).
Born May 26th, 1913 in Kenley. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1994 at 81 years old in Canterbury (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian-british philosopher (1889–1951).
Born April 26th, 1889 in Neuwaldegg. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1951 at 62 years old in Cambridge (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jerry Orbach
American actor and singer (1935-2004).
Born October 20th, 1935 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 2004 at 69 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Bill Bixby
American actor and director (1934–1993).
Born January 22nd, 1934 in San Francisco.
Died November 21st, 1993 at 59 years old in Century City (prostate cancer).
Ty Cobb
American baseball player (1886–1961).
Born December 18th, 1886 in Narrows.
Died July 17th, 1961 at 74 years old in Atlanta (prostate cancer).
Mobutu Sese Seko
Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997).
Born October 14th, 1930 in Lisala.
Died September 7th, 1997 at 66 years old in Rabat (prostate cancer).
Rubin Carter
American boxer (1937-2014).
Born May 6th, 1937 in Clifton.
Died April 20th, 2014 at 76 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet and politician (1904–1973).
Born July 12th, 1904 in Parral. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Santiago (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jack Klugman
American actor (1922-2012).
Born April 27th, 1922 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Stokely Carmichael
American activist (1941-1998).
Born January 29th, 1941 in Port of Spain.
Died November 15th, 1998 at 57 years old in Conakry (prostate cancer).
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