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125 Notable deaths
by 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]
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).
Gene Okerlund
American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer.
Born December 19th, 1942 in Brookings.
Died January 2nd, 2019 at 76 years old in Sarasota (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ralph Bellamy
Actor (1904-1991).
Born June 17th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died November 29th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure).
Václav Havel
Playwright, essayist, poet, former dissident and 1st 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]
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]
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]
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]
M. S. Viswanathan
Indian actor-musician.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Elappully Grama Panchayat.
Died July 14th, 2015 at 87 years old in Chennai (respiratory failure).
Fred Korematsu
Japanese-american interned during world war ii.
Born January 30th, 1919 in Oakland.
Died March 30th, 2005 at 86 years old in Marin County (respiratory failure).
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