Deaths by...
143 Notable deaths
by respiratory failure
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 (1939–2019).
Born August 23rd, 1939 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2019 at 79 years old in Puerto Escondido (respiratory failure). [ref]
Thomas Keating
American trappist monk (1923–2018).
Born March 7th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2018 at 95 years old in Spencer (respiratory failure). [ref]
William Glasser
American psychiatrist (1925–2013).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Dick Martin
American comedian and actor (1922–2008).
Born January 30th, 1922 in Battle Creek.
Died May 24th, 2008 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure). [ref]
Samuel Selvon
Trinidad and tobago writer (1923–1994).
Born May 20th, 1923 in San Fernando.
Died April 16th, 1994 at 70 years old in Trinidad (respiratory failure).
Madhav Prasad Ghimire
Nepalese poet.
Born September 23rd, 1919 in Lamjung District.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 100 years old in Kathmandu (respiratory failure).
Kavalam Narayana Panicker
Indian dramatist, director and poet (1928–2016).
Born April 28th, 1928 in Kavalam.
Died June 26th, 2016 at 88 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (respiratory failure). [ref]
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