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126 Notable deaths
 by surgical complications

Ruth Hussey

American actress (1911–2005).

Born October 30th, 1911 in Providence.

Died April 19th, 2005 at 93 years old in Newbury Park (surgical complications).

Philip Ahn

Korean-american actor (1905–1978).

Born March 29th, 1905 in Los Angeles.

Died February 28th, 1978 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).

Paul Simon

American politician (1928–2003).

Born November 29th, 1928 in Eugene.

Died December 9th, 2003 at 75 years old in Springfield (surgical complications).

Guy Mitchell

American pop singer (1927-1999).

Born February 22nd, 1927 in Detroit.

Died July 1st, 1999 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (surgical complications).

Marcus Reno

Union army general (1834–1889).

Born November 15th, 1834 in Carrollton.

Died March 30th, 1889 at 54 years old in Washington, D.C. (surgical complications).

Pete Domenici

United states senator from new mexico (1932–2017).

Born May 7th, 1932 in Albuquerque. [ref]

Died September 13th, 2017 at 85 years old in Albuquerque (surgical complications). [ref]

Robert Serber

American physicist (1909–1997).

Born March 14th, 1909 in Philadelphia.

Died June 1st, 1997 at 88 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications). [ref]

Koko Taylor

American chicago blues musician.

Born September 28th, 1938 in Memphis.

Died June 3rd, 2009 at 70 years old in Chicago (surgical complications). [ref]

Tony Musante

American actor (1936–2013).

Born June 30th, 1936 in Bridgeport.

Died November 26th, 2013 at 77 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications).

Marilyn Miller

Broadway musical star (1898–1936).

Born September 1st, 1898 in Evansville.

Died April 7th, 1936 at 37 years old in New York City (surgical complications).

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