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117 Notable deaths
 by liver cirrhosis

Kōichi Kido

Japanese politician (1889-1977).

Born July 18th, 1889 in Akasaka-ku.

Died April 6th, 1977 at 87 years old in Hospital of the Imperial Household (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 (1931–1971).

Born August 1st, 1931 in Cork.

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 Âkif Ersoy

Turkish poet and writer (1873–1936).

Born December 20th, 1873 in Fatih.

Died December 27th, 1936 at 63 years old in Moldova (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).

Leslie Claudius

Olympic field hockey player (1927–2012).

Born March 25th, 1927 in Bilaspur. [ref]

Died December 20th, 2012 at 85 years old in Kolkata (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Helen Morgan

American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941).

Born August 2nd, 1900 in Danville.

Died October 8th, 1941 at 41 years old in Chicago (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Ary Barroso

Brazilian composer and musician (1903–1964).

Born November 7th, 1903 in Ubá.

Died February 9th, 1964 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cirrhosis).

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