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110 Notable deaths
by surgical complications
Paul César Helleu
French portrait artist (1859-1927).
Born December 17th, 1859 in Vannes.
Died March 23rd, 1927 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications).
Hamza El Din
Egyptian musician.
Born July 10th, 1929 in Toshka.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 76 years old in Berkeley (surgical complications). [ref]
Henry Hartsfield
American astronaut (1933–2014).
Born November 21st, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 80 years old in Houston (surgical complications).
Enrique Morente
Spanish recording artist; flamenco singer (1942-2010).
Born December 25th, 1942 in Granada. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2010 at 67 years old in Madrid (surgical complications). [ref]
Bob Bartlett
American politician (1904-1968).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Seattle. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1968 at 64 years old in Cleveland (surgical complications). [ref]
Octavio Lepage
President of venezuela (acting) in 1993.
Born November 24th, 1923 in Parroquia Santa Rosa.
Died January 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Caracas (surgical complications).
Tom Rolf
Swedish film editor (1931-2014).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2014 at 82 years old in Saint-Calais (surgical complications). [ref]
Walter Lassally
British filmmaker (1926-2017).
Born December 18th, 1926 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2017 at 90 years old in Crete (surgical complications). [ref]
Benjamin A. Gilman
Politician and united states army air force officer.
Born December 6th, 1922 in Poughkeepsie.
Died December 17th, 2016 at 94 years old in Wappingers Falls (surgical complications).
Roberto Suazo Córdova
President of honduras (1982-1986).
Born March 17th, 1927 in La Paz. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2018 at 91 years old in Tegucigalpa (surgical complications). [ref]
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