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72 Notable deaths
by multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
Do Muoi
Former general secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1917-2018).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Thanh Trì.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 101 years old in Hanoi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Akira Ifukube
Japanese composer (1914-2006).
Born May 31st, 1914 in Kushiro. [ref]
Died February 8th, 2006 at 91 years old in Meguro-ku (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Rauf Denktaş
Leader of turkish cypriots and founding president of trnc (1924-2012).
Born January 17th, 1924 in Paphos. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in Nicosia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Heather Sears
British actress (1935-1994).
Born September 28th, 1935 in Kensington.
Died January 3rd, 1994 at 58 years old in Hinchley Wood (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
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]
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).
Yaşar Kemal
Kurdish writer and human rights activist (1923–2015).
Born October 6th, 1922 in Gökçedam.
Died February 28th, 2015 at 92 years old in Istanbul (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Soviet and russian actor.
Born February 8th, 1928 in Pavlovsky Posad. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Moscow (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Norio Ohga
Japanese businessman.
Born January 29th, 1930 in Numazu.
Died April 23rd, 2011 at 81 years old in Tokyo (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
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]
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