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236 Notable deaths
by kidney failure
Shamsur Rahman
Bangladeshi poet, writer, journalist.
Born October 23rd, 1929 in Dhaka.
Died August 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Dhaka (kidney failure). [ref]
John Bromfield
Actor and commercial fisherman (1922-2005).
Born June 11th, 1922 in South Bend.
Died September 19th, 2005 at 83 years old in Palm Desert (kidney failure).
Hushang Ebtehaj
Iranian poet.
Born February 25th, 1928 in Rasht.
Died August 10th, 2022 at 94 years old in Cologne (kidney failure). [ref]
John Williamson
American basketball player (1951-1996).
Born November 10th, 1951 in New Haven.
Died November 30th, 1996 at 45 years old in New Haven (kidney failure).
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
Egyptian journalist (1923-2016).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Cairo.
Died February 17th, 2016 at 92 years old in Cairo (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).
Tina Brooks
American musician.
Born June 7th, 1932 in Fayetteville. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1974 at 42 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]
Marie Gabriele, Crown Princess of Bavaria
German princess (1878-1912).
Born October 9th, 1878 in Tegernsee.
Died October 24th, 1912 at 34 years old in Sorrento (kidney failure).
Nikolai Karachentsov
Soviet-russian stage and film actor, singer and musician.
Born October 27th, 1944 in Moscow.
Died October 26th, 2018 at 73 years old in Istra (kidney failure). [ref]
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
Iranian grand ayatollah (1906-1986).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Tabriz.
Died April 3rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney failure).
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