Christopher Hitchens died on December 15, 2011, the cause of his death was cancer which resulted from heavy drinking an smoking.
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Christopher Hitchens died on December 15, 2011. The cause of his death was pneumonia, a complication of oesophageal cancer<ref>Minzesheimer, Bob. "Writer Christopher Hitchens dies at age 62." USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-12-16/obit-hitchens/51999910/1</ref> that resulted from heavy drinking an smoking.