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236 Notable deaths
by kidney failure
Apollo Milton Obote
President of uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Apac. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2005 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (kidney failure). [ref]
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Indian film director.
Born September 30th, 1922 in Kolkata.
Died August 27th, 2006 at 83 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure). [ref]
Rita Bhaduri
Indian actress.
Born November 4th, 1955 in Lucknow.
Died July 17th, 2018 at 62 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure). [ref]
Stuart Hall
Sociologist and cultural theorist (1932-2014).
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Kingston. [ref]
Died February 10th, 2014 at 82 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Vaslav Nijinsky
Russian ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born March 12th, 1890 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1950 at 60 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Douglas Engelbart
American engineer and inventor.
Born January 30th, 1925 in Portland. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2013 at 88 years old in Atherton (kidney failure). [ref]
Ian Abercrombie
British actor (1934-2012).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Grays.
Died January 26th, 2012 at 77 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure). [ref]
Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-russian psychoanalyst and author.
Born February 12th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 5th, 1937 at 75 years old in Göttingen (kidney failure).
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Chester. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1977 at 80 years old in Chatsworth (kidney failure). [ref]
Heydar Aliyev
Soviet and azerbaijani politician (1923–2003).
Born May 10th, 1923 in Nakhchivan.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 80 years old in Cleveland (kidney failure).
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