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236 Notable deaths
by kidney failure
Dorothy Mackaill
English-born american actress (1903-1990).
Born March 4th, 1903 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1990 at 87 years old in Honolulu (kidney failure). [ref]
June Christy
American singer.
Born November 20th, 1925 in Springfield. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1990 at 64 years old in Sherman Oaks (kidney failure). [ref]
Paul Taylor
American choreographer.
Born July 29th, 1930 in Wilkinsburg.
Died August 29th, 2018 at 88 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure).
David H. Hubel
Canadian neurophysiologist.
Born February 27th, 1926 in Windsor.
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lincoln (kidney failure).
Memphis Slim
American recording artist; blues pianist, singer, and composer.
Born September 3rd, 1915 in Memphis.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 72 years old in Paris (kidney failure).
Barbara Lawrence
American writer and real-estate businessperson, and retired actress and model (1930-2013).
Born February 24th, 1930 in Carnegie.
Died November 23rd, 2013 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Galyani Vadhana
Thai princess (1923-2008).
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 84 years old in Siriraj Hospital (kidney failure). [ref]
Ron Clarke
Australian long-distance runner (1937-2015).
Born February 21st, 1937 in Melbourne.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Gold Coast (kidney failure). [ref]
al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese writer.
Born July 12th, 1929 in Sudan, Al Dabbah. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2009 at 79 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Laura Hope Crews
Actress (1879-1942).
Born December 12th, 1879 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 62 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
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