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126 Notable deaths
by respiratory failure
Petros Molyviatis
Greek politician.
Born June 12th, 1928 in Chios.
Died May 4th, 2025 at 96 years old in Athens (respiratory failure). [ref]
Eloísa Mafalda
Brazilian actress.
Born September 18th, 1924 in Jundiaí.
Died May 16th, 2018 at 93 years old in Petrópolis (respiratory failure). [ref]
Rafael Iriondo
Spanish football player/manager (1918-2016).
Born October 24th, 1918 in Gernika.
Died February 24th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bilbao (respiratory failure). [ref]
Aleksei Paramonov
Association footballer (1925-2018).
Born February 21st, 1925 in Borovsk.
Died August 24th, 2018 at 93 years old in Moscow (respiratory failure). [ref]
Luis Garisto
Uruguayan footballer (1945-2017).
Born December 3rd, 1945 in Montevideo.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 71 years old in Montevideo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ervin Lázár
Hungarian writer.
Born May 5th, 1936 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 70 years old in Budapest (respiratory failure). [ref]
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet.
Born February 16th, 1931 in Mishima.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Shizuoka (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.
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).
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