On July 4th, 1934.
Marie Curie died in 1934. of leukemia, the effects of exposure to radiation.
People believe Marie Curie died of leukemia due to handling Radium on a daily basis.
Marie Curie died at age 66 of leukemia and did not see her grandchildren. Her children were 14 years old when there mother passed away.
Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie in 1898.
Like her mother Marie Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie died of leukemia. She also battled tuberculosis and other ailments for many years.
Polonium was discovered by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie in 1898.Radium was discovered by Marie Curie, Pierre Curie and G. Bemont also in 1898.
Marie Curie was "almost blind" when she died in 1934. Her death was from Leukemia brought on by her lifetime of exposure to radioactive elements. Pierre Curie was not blind, as far as I know, and was killed in 1906 when he was run over whilst crossing a road and suffered a fractured skull. His body was so weak, again as a result of exposure to radiation, that it could fight to stay alive.
It was probably all of the radiation she was around that caused it.
Marie Curie, She died of leukemia. See Related links.
Eve Curie Labouisse, 102 years of age and daughter of Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, died October 26, 2007.
Marie Curie founded the Radium Institute in 1932.
Marie Curie died on July 4th 1934, aged 66 in Passy, France. She died due to her extensive work with radiation!