Deaths by...

80 Notable deaths
 by multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Norio Ohga

Japanese businessman (1930–2011).

Born January 29th, 1930 in Numazu.

Died April 23rd, 2011 at 81 years old in Tokyo (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).

Sırrı Süreyya Önder

Turkish actor and director (1962–2025).

Born July 7th, 1962 in Adıyaman.

Died May 3rd, 2025 at 62 years old in Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Yaşar Kemal

Kurdish writer and human rights activist (1923–2015).

Born October 6th, 1923 in Gökçedam.

Died February 28th, 2015 at 91 years old in Istanbul (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 (1916–2016).

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]

Abdul Rashid Khan

Indian singer (1908-2016).

Born August 19th, 1908 in Uttar Pradesh.

Died February 18th, 2016 at 107 years old (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

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