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54 Notable deaths
by peritonitis
Edmund Breese
Actor (1871-1936).
Born June 18th, 1871 in Brooklyn.
Died April 6th, 1936 at 64 years old in New York City (peritonitis).
Riichi Yokomitsu
Japanese writer (1898-1947).
Born March 17th, 1898 in Aizuwakamatsu.
Died December 30th, 1947 at 49 years old in Tokyo (peritonitis).
Agnès Souret
French actress and model.
Born January 21st, 1902 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1928 at 26 years old in Argentina (peritonitis).
Johannes Bobrowski
German author.
Born April 9th, 1917 in Sovetsk. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin (peritonitis). [ref]
Jack Darragh
Canadian ice hockey player (1890–1924).
Born December 4th, 1890 in Ottawa.
Died June 25th, 1924 at 33 years old in Ottawa (peritonitis).
Bohumil Kafka
Czech sculptor and university educator (1878–1942).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Nová Paka. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1942 at 64 years old in Vinohrady (peritonitis). [ref]
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié
French radio pioneer and army general (1868–1932).
Born November 19th, 1868 in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
Died February 16th, 1932 at 63 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (peritonitis).
Rolando Garbey
Cuban former boxer (1947–2023).
Born November 19th, 1947 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 16th, 2023 at 76 years old in Havana (peritonitis). [ref]
Ernest Joy
Actor (1878-1924).
Born January 20th, 1878 in Iowa.
Died February 12th, 1924 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (peritonitis).
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
Olympic wrestler.
Born April 7th, 1902 in Nurmo.
Died February 10th, 1944 at 41 years old in Helsinki (peritonitis).
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