2012 Event America's first female astronaut, Sally Ride, dies of pancreatic cancer at age 61 2011 Event American innovator, businessman, co-founder and longtime CEO of Apple Inc., dies of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 2007 Death Luciano Pavarotti, died in Modena, Italy, of pancreatic cancer, at 71 2007 Death Richard Rorty, dies in Palo Alto, California, of pancreatic cancer, at 75 1994 Death Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1993 Death Fred Gwynne, actor (Herman-Munsters), dies of pancreatic cancer at 66 1990 Death Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82 1990 Death Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56 1961 Death Samuel Rayburn, Representative-D-Texas, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957, died of pancreatic cancer at age 79
