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248 Notable deaths
by kidney failure
Olga San Juan
American actress (1927–2009).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Burbank (kidney failure). [ref]
Laura Hope Crews
American actress (1879-1942).
Born December 12th, 1879 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 62 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Clarence Brown
American film director (1890–1987).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Clinton.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 97 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure).
Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and zydeco musician.
Born June 25th, 1925 in St. Landry Parish. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1987 at 62 years old in Lafayette (kidney failure).
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]
John O. Pastore
American politician (1907-2000).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Providence.
Died July 15th, 2000 at 93 years old in Cranston (kidney failure).
Eleanor Holm
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1913–2004).
Born December 6th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died January 31st, 2004 at 90 years old in Miami (kidney failure).
Sarit Thanarat
Prime minister of thailand (1908-1963).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Bangkok.
Died December 8th, 1963 at 55 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).
Walter Washington
American politician and former mayor of the district of columbia (1915-2003).
Born April 15th, 1915 in Dawson.
Died October 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Diana Wynyard
English actress (1906-1964).
Born January 16th, 1906 in London.
Died May 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in London (kidney failure).
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