Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

male, deceased (1948)
baseball, New York Yankees, The Great Bambino, Star, 600 home run club, buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery…Throatcancerdeath
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948), also known as "Babe", "The Great Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat", and "The Colossus of...
Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

male, deceased (1973)
throat cancer, From London, stage actor, television actor, Egyptian, ancient egypt…Throatcancerdeath
John Edward "Jack" Hawkins (September 14, 1910 - July 18, 1973) was an English film actor of the 1950s and 1960s. Hawkins made his London stage...
George Hislop

George Hislop

male, deceased (2005)
Death from diabetes, Throatcancerdeath, Death from Parkinson's Disease, gay, activist, University of Toronto alumni
George Hislop (June 3, 1927-October 8, 2005) was one of Canada's most influential gay activists. He was the first openly gay candidate for...
Iris Marion Young

Iris Marion Young

female, deceased (2006)
University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago, Miami University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Political scientist, political philosopher…Throatcancerdeath
Iris Marion Young (2 January, 1949 - 1 August, 2006) was Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, and affiliated with the...
Ruth Williams Khama

Ruth Williams Khama

female, deceased (2002)
Throatcancerdeath, Blackheath, politician, cancer death, botswana, Lloyd's of London
Ruth Williams, Lady Khama (1923 - 22 May 2002) was the wife of Botswana's first president, Sir Seretse Khama. Lady Khama was a former WAAF...

Peter Smith

male, deceased (2006)
Association of Teachers and Lecturer, Throatcancerdeath, Schoolteacher, union leader, British, National Union of Teacher
Peter Smith CBE was general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2002. At the beginning...

John Held Jr.

male, deceased (1958)
Mormon, Salt Lake City, Mahonri M. Young, Latter Day Saint artist, Geneva, Switzerland, Throatcancerdeath
John Held Jr. (January 10, 1889 -March 2, 1958) was a United States illustrator, one of the most famous magazine illustrators of the 1920s. His...

Larry Stewart

male, deceased (2007)
Kansas City, from Mississippi, philanthropist, American, philanthropy, esophageal cancer…Throatcancerdeath
Larry Stewart (April 1, 1948 - January 12, 2007) was an American philanthropist from Kansas City better known as "Kansas City's Secret Santa"....
Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

male, deceased (1989)
Emmanuel College, Cambridge University, Cambridge University alumni, Monty Python's Flying Circus, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, died of cancer, born in 1941…Throatcancerdeath
Graham Chapman (January 8, 1941 - October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician and one of the six members of the Monty Python...
Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

male, deceased (1924)
Opera composer, tosca, puccini, O mio babbino caro, Italian opera composer, gianni schicchi…Throatcancerdeath, died from throat cancer
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including "La bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama B...