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268 Notable deaths
 by kidney failure

Sunnyland Slim

American blues pianist (1906–1995).

Born September 5th, 1907 in Vance. [ref]

Died March 17th, 1995 at 87 years old in Chicago (kidney failure).

Britt Lomond

American actor (1925-2006).

Born April 12th, 1925 in Chicago.

Died March 22nd, 2006 at 80 years old in Huntington Beach (kidney failure).

Carlos Paredes

Portuguese musician (1925–2004).

Born February 16th, 1925 in Coimbra.

Died July 23rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Lisbon (kidney failure).

Oswaldo Cruz

Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872-1917).

Born August 5th, 1872 in São Luiz do Paraitinga.

Died January 11th, 1917 at 44 years old in Petrópolis (kidney failure).

Salih Muslim

Syrian kurdish leader.

Born March 3rd, 1951 in Aïn al-Arab. [ref]

Died March 11th, 2026 at 75 years old in Erbil (kidney failure). [ref]

Bill Durnan

Canadian ice hockey player (1916-1972).

Born January 22nd, 1916 in Toronto.

Died October 31st, 1972 at 56 years old (kidney failure).

Jean-Pierre Mocky

French film director and actor (1929–2019).

Born July 6th, 1929 in Nice. [ref]

Died August 8th, 2019 at 90 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure). [ref]

Virginia Pearson

American stage and film actress (1886-1958).

Born March 7th, 1886 in Anchorage.

Died June 6th, 1958 at 72 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).

Ertuğrul Osman Osmanoğlu

Ottoman noble (1912–2009).

Born August 18th, 1912 in Istanbul.

Died September 23rd, 2009 at 97 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]

Lina Ben Mhenni

Tunisian internet activist and blogger (1983–2020).

Born May 22nd, 1983 in Tunis. [ref]

Died January 27th, 2020 at 36 years old in Tunis (kidney failure). [ref]

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