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132 Notable deaths
by respiratory failure
Ervin Lázár
Hungarian writer.
Born May 5th, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 70 years old in Budapest (respiratory failure). [ref]
Aleksei Paramonov
Soviet footballer (1925-2018).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Borovsk.
Died August 24th, 2018 at 93 years old in Moscow (respiratory failure). [ref]
João Cutileiro
Portuguese artist (1937-2021).
Born June 26th, 1937 in Lisbon.
Died January 5th, 2021 at 83 years old in Lisbon (respiratory failure). [ref]
Mitsuhisa Taguchi
Japanese association football player (1955–2019).
Born February 14th, 1955 in Akita.
Died November 12th, 2019 at 64 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Eliyahu Winograd
Israeli judge (1926-2018).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2018 at 91 years old (respiratory failure).
Bujor Hălmăgeanu
Romanian footballer (1941-2018).
Born February 14th, 1941 in Timișoara. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2018 at 77 years old (respiratory failure). [ref]
Carlos Campos
Chilean footballer (1937–2020).
Born February 14th, 1937 in Santiago.
Died November 11th, 2020 at 83 years old in Ovalle (respiratory failure). [ref]
José Garibi y Rivera
Cardinal of the roman catholic church (1889–1972).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Guadalajara.
Died May 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Guadalajara (respiratory failure).
Pentti Holappa
Finnish writer (1927-2017).
Born August 11th, 1927 in Ylikiiminki. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Helsinki (respiratory failure). [ref]
Armando Hart Dávalos
Cuban politician (1930-2017).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Havana.
Died November 26th, 2017 at 87 years old in Havana (respiratory failure).
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