| 16 Sep 1980 |
Fast food tycoon Colonel Sanders (Harlan Sanders) dies at the age of 90 of leukemia. Buried in his white suit at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville KY, section 33 lot 57. |
| 9 Mar 1994 |
After a year a battling, author Charles Bukowski dies of myelogenous leukemia (surprisingly, not lung cancer nor liver failure), at a hospital in San Pedro CA. |
| 17 Jan 1996 |
Former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan dies of leukemia complications, Austin TX. |
| 22 Jul 1998 |
Mercury and Apollo astronaut Alan Shepherd dies of leukemia. |
| 12 Feb 2000 |
Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry dies of acute myelogenous Leukemia, for which he was diagnosed in May 1999, Dallas TX. He is buried in his fedora. |
| 25 Sep 2003 |
Activist Edward Said dies of leukemia, at a hospital at 6:30 pm, New York City. Spoken to Ahdaf Souief in 1991: "Guess what? I've got fucking leukemia. Apparently I'm dying." |