Deaths by...
132 Notable deaths
by respiratory failure
Ed Gein
American murderer and human trophy collector (1906-1984).
Born August 27th, 1906 in La Crosse.
Died July 26th, 1984 at 77 years old in Madison (respiratory failure).
Marlon Brando
American actor (1924–2004).
Born April 3rd, 1924 in Omaha. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2004 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
J. Edgar Hoover
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972).
Born January 1st, 1895 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 2nd, 1972 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (respiratory failure).
Aristotle Onassis
Greek shipping magnate.
Born January 20th, 1906 in İzmir. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1975 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (respiratory failure).
Harry Dean Stanton
American actor, musician, and singer (1926-2017).
Born July 14th, 1926 in Irvine.
Died September 15th, 2017 at 91 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (respiratory failure). [ref]
George Jones
American country musician (1931–2013).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saratoga.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 81 years old in Nashville (respiratory failure). [ref]
Daniel Inouye
United states senator from hawaii (1963–2012).
Born September 7th, 1924 in Honolulu.
Died December 17th, 2012 at 88 years old in Bethesda (respiratory failure).
Will Geer
American actor and activist (1902–1978).
Born March 9th, 1902 in Frankfort.
Died April 22nd, 1978 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Ron Glass
American actor (1945-2016).
Born July 10th, 1945 in Evansville. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2016 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Tom Poston
American actor (1921-2007).
Born October 17th, 1921 in Columbus.
Died April 30th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
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