Deaths by...
72 Notable deaths
by multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
İlber Ortaylı
Turkish historian (1947–2026).
Born May 21st, 1947 in Bregenz.
Died March 13th, 2026 at 78 years old in Koç University Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Halil İnalcık
Turkish historian.
Born May 26th, 1916 in Istanbul.
Died July 25th, 2016 at 100 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Soviet and russian actor (1928—2009).
Born February 8th, 1928 in Pavlovsky Posad.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Moscow (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Manuel Contreras
Chilean general (1929-2015).
Born May 4th, 1929 in Santiago.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Hau Pei-tsun
Taiwanese politician (1919-2020).
Born July 13th, 1919 in Yancheng.
Died March 30th, 2020 at 100 years old in Tri-Service General Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Martin Rodbell
American biochemist (1925-1998).
Born December 1st, 1925 in Baltimore.
Died December 7th, 1998 at 73 years old in Chapel Hill (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Nepalese politician (1924-2011).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Varanasi.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 86 years old in Kathmandu (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Adrian Păunescu
Romanian poet, publicist and politician.
Born July 20th, 1943 in Copăceni. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2010 at 67 years old in Floreasca Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Nancy Dupree
American archaeologist (1927–2017).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Cooperstown. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2017 at 89 years old in Kabul (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Chico Anysio
Brazilian actor and comedian.
Born April 12th, 1931 in Maranguape.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
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