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100 Notable deaths
by liver cirrhosis
William Foulke
English footballer (1874-1916).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Dawley.
Died May 1st, 1916 at 42 years old in Sheffield (liver cirrhosis).
Shūji Terayama
Japanese playwright, writer (1935-1983).
Born December 10th, 1935 in Hirosaki.
Died May 4th, 1983 at 47 years old in Suginami (liver cirrhosis).
John Kitzmiller
American actor (1913-1965).
Born December 4th, 1913 in Battle Creek.
Died February 23rd, 1965 at 51 years old in Rome (liver cirrhosis).
Kōichi Kido
Japanese politician (1889-1977).
Born July 18th, 1889 in Tokyo City.
Died April 6th, 1977 at 87 years old in Tokyo (liver cirrhosis).
Grace Metalious
American-french writer.
Born September 8th, 1924 in Manchester. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1964 at 39 years old in New Hampshire (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Vladimir Krutov
Russian ice hockey player (1960-2012).
Born June 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died June 6th, 2012 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Seán Ó Riada
Irish composer.
Born August 1st, 1931 in Adare.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 40 years old in London (liver cirrhosis).
Doug Harvey
Canadian ice hockey player (1924-1989).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Montreal.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 65 years old in Montreal (liver cirrhosis).
Mehmet Akif Ersoy
Turkish poet and writer (1873–1936).
Born December 20th, 1873 in Fatih.
Died December 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Istanbul (liver cirrhosis).
Gabby Hartnett
American baseball player and coach (1900-1972).
Born December 20th, 1900 in Woonsocket.
Died December 20th, 1972 at 72 years old in Park Ridge (liver cirrhosis).
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