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126 Notable deaths
by surgical complications
Tom Rolf
Swedish film editor (1931-2014).
Born December 31st, 1931 in Stockholm.
Died July 14th, 2014 at 82 years old in Saint-Calais (surgical complications).
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).
Roy Jacobsen
Norwegian author.
Born December 26th, 1954 in Oslo. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 70 years old in Rikshospitalet (surgical complications). [ref]
André Schwarz-Bart
French writer (1928–2006).
Died September 30th, 2006 at 78 years old in Les Abymes (surgical complications).
Roberto Suazo Córdova
29th 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]
Lukas Ammann
Swiss actor (1912-2017).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Basel. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2017 at 104 years old in Munich (surgical complications). [ref]
Rupert Neudeck
German journalist and human rights activist (1939–2016).
Born May 14th, 1939 in Gdańsk.
Died May 31st, 2016 at 77 years old in Siegburg (surgical complications).
Sergei Slonimsky
Soviet and russian composer, musicologist (1932-2020).
Born August 12th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg (surgical complications). [ref]
Valdir Espinosa
Brazilian association football player and manager (1947–2020).
Born October 7th, 1947 in Porto Alegre.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (surgical complications).
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