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248 Notable deaths
by kidney failure
Bobby Fischer
American chess player and chess writer.
Born March 9th, 1943 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2008 at 64 years old in Reykjavík (kidney failure). [ref]
Alfred Hitchcock
English filmmaker (1899–1980).
Born August 13th, 1899 in Leytonstone. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bel Air (kidney failure). [ref]
Idi Amin
President of uganda from 1971 to 1979.
Born May 17th, 1928 in Koboko.
Died August 16th, 2003 at 75 years old in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (kidney failure).
Douglas MacArthur
United states army general in wwi, wwii and korea (1880–1964).
Born January 26th, 1880 in Little Rock.
Died April 5th, 1964 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Richard Feynman
American theoretical physicist (1918-1988).
Born May 11th, 1918 in Far Rockaway. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1988 at 69 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (kidney failure). [ref]
Julia Child
American chef.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Pasadena. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2004 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara (kidney failure). [ref]
Laurence Olivier
British actor, director and producer (1907-1989).
Born May 22nd, 1907 in Dorking. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1989 at 82 years old in West Sussex (kidney failure). [ref]
Ferdinand Marcos
President of the philippines from 1965 to 1986.
Born September 11th, 1917 in Sarrat.
Died September 28th, 1989 at 72 years old in Honolulu (kidney failure).
Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian (1926–2017).
Died April 6th, 2017 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (kidney failure). [ref]
Marlene Dietrich
German and american actress and singer (1901–1992).
Born December 27th, 1901 in Rote Insel.
Died May 6th, 1992 at 90 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure).
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