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126 Notable deaths
by surgical complications
Ryutaro Hashimoto
82nd and 83rd prime minister of japan (1937-2006).
Born July 29th, 1937 in Sōja-shi.
Died July 1st, 2006 at 68 years old in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (surgical complications).
Jan Kulczyk
Polish businessman (1950-2015).
Born June 24th, 1950 in Bydgoszcz.
Died July 28th, 2015 at 65 years old in Vienna (surgical complications).
Joseph Shabalala
Choir leader.
Born August 28th, 1941 in Ladysmith.
Died February 11th, 2020 at 78 years old in Pretoria (surgical complications).
Jon Hiseman
English drummer and sound engineer (1944-2018).
Born June 21st, 1944 in London.
Died June 12th, 2018 at 73 years old in London Borough of Sutton (surgical complications).
Tom Wesselmann
American artist (1931–2004).
Born February 23rd, 1931 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2004 at 73 years old in New York City (surgical complications). [ref]
Russell L. Ackoff
American organizational theorist (1919–2009).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 90 years old in Paoli (surgical complications). [ref]
Walter Winterbottom
English footballer and manager (1913–2002).
Born March 31st, 1913 in Oldham.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 88 years old in Guildford (surgical complications).
Fan S. Noli
Albanian politician (1882-1965).
Born January 6th, 1882 in İbriktepe.
Died March 13th, 1965 at 83 years old in Fort Lauderdale (surgical complications).
Phil May
British singer (1944-2020).
Born November 9th, 1944 in Dartford.
Died May 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in King's Lynn (surgical complications). [ref]
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez
Colombian politician (1945–2024).
Born March 26th, 1945 in Piedecuesta.
Died September 2nd, 2024 at 79 years old in Piedecuesta (surgical complications). [ref]
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