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143 Notable deaths
by 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]
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872).
Born May 16th, 1801 in Florida. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1872 at 71 years old in Auburn (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
American 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 and actor (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
British guitarist (1960–1991).
Born April 23rd, 1960 in Sheffield.
Died January 8th, 1991 at 30 years old in Chelsea (respiratory failure).
Robert Young
American actor (1907–1998).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Chicago.
Died July 21st, 1998 at 91 years old in Westlake Village (respiratory failure).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon