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1,088 Notable deaths
 by pneumonia

Stanisław Barańczak

Polish poet (1946-2014).

Born November 13th, 1946 in Poznań.

Died December 26th, 2014 at 68 years old in Newtonville (pneumonia).

Herb Geller

American saxophonist (1928–2013).

Born November 2nd, 1928 in Los Angeles.

Died December 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).

William Kruskal

American mathematician (1919–2005).

Born October 10th, 1919 in New York City.

Died April 21st, 2005 at 85 years old in Chicago (pneumonia).

Dorothy Phillips

American actress (1889-1980).

Born October 30th, 1889 in Baltimore.

Died March 1st, 1980 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).

Friaça

Brazilian footballer (1924-2009).

Born October 20th, 1924 in Porciúncula.

Died January 12th, 2009 at 84 years old in Itaperuna (pneumonia). [ref]

Yuriy Meshkov

Ukrainian politician.

Born October 25th, 1945 in Synelnykove.

Died September 29th, 2019 at 73 years old in Krasnogorsk (pneumonia).

Josephine Johnson

American novelist, nature writer, poet (1910-1990).

Born June 20th, 1910 in Kirkwood.

Died February 27th, 1990 at 79 years old in Batavia (pneumonia).

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Japanese actress and essayist (1935-2025).

Born August 9th, 1935 in Kōjimachi-ku.

Died September 2nd, 2025 at 90 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]

Billy Gabor

American basketball player.

Born May 13th, 1922 in Binghamton.

Died June 4th, 2019 at 97 years old in Jupiter (pneumonia).

Edna Wallace Hopper

American actress (1872–1959).

Born January 17th, 1872 in San Francisco.

Died December 14th, 1959 at 87 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).

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