Deaths by...
130 Notable deaths
by respiratory failure
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).
Ralph Bellamy
Actor (1904-1991).
Born June 17th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died November 29th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure).
Vic Damone
American singer (1928-2018).
Born June 12th, 1928 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2018 at 89 years old in Miami Beach (respiratory failure). [ref]
Clive Swift
British actor (1936–2019).
Born February 9th, 1936 in Liverpool.
Died February 1st, 2019 at 82 years old in London (respiratory failure). [ref]
Václav Havel
Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of czechoslovakia and the first president of the czech republic (1936–2011).
Born October 5th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2011 at 75 years old in Hrádeček (respiratory failure). [ref]
Gene Okerlund
American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer (1942–2019).
Born December 19th, 1942 in Brookings.
Died January 2nd, 2019 at 76 years old in Sarasota (respiratory failure). [ref]
Steve Clark
English musician, guitarist, songwriter.
Born April 23rd, 1960 in Sheffield. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1991 at 30 years old in Chelsea (respiratory failure). [ref]
Robert Young
American actor (1907-1998).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Chicago. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1998 at 91 years old in Westlake Village (respiratory failure). [ref]
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012).
Born June 2nd, 1944 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2012 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician (1937-2007).
Born August 27th, 1937 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2007 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius