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130 Notable deaths
by respiratory failure
Leila Seth
Indian judge.
Born October 20th, 1930 in Lucknow.
Died May 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Banipate banartpur (respiratory failure). [ref]
Licio Gelli
Italian financier, liaison with nazi germany, p2 grandmaster, involved in many scandals (1919-2015).
Born April 21st, 1919 in Pistoia.
Died December 15th, 2015 at 96 years old in Arezzo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Dick Wagner
American guitarist (1942–2014).
Born December 14th, 1942 in Oelwein.
Died July 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Phoenix (respiratory failure).
Augustus Pablo
Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist (1954-1999).
Born June 21st, 1954 in Saint Andrew. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1999 at 44 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]
Paula Raymond
American actress (1924-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1924 in San Francisco.
Died December 31st, 2003 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (respiratory failure).
Juan Bosch
First democratically elected president of the dominican republic (1909-2001).
Born June 30th, 1909 in La Vega Province. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2001 at 92 years old in Salcedo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Shigeaki Hinohara
Japanese physician, writer and internist (1911-2017).
Born October 4th, 1911 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 105 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Nílton Santos
Brazilian association football player (1925-2013).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 27th, 2013 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro (respiratory failure). [ref]
Jorge Sampaio
President of portugal from 1996 to 2006.
Born September 18th, 1939 in Lisbon.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 81 years old in Santa Cruz Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Fernando Luján
Mexican actor.
Born August 23rd, 1938 in Bogotá.
Died January 11th, 2019 at 80 years old in Puerto Escondido (respiratory failure). [ref]
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