Deaths by...
242 Notable deaths
by cardiac arrest
Erroll Garner
American jazz pianist and composer (1921-1977).
Born June 15th, 1921 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1977 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ajit Jogi
1st chief minister of chhattisgarh.
Born April 29th, 1946 in Bilaspur.
Died May 29th, 2020 at 74 years old in Raipur (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Kulsoom Nawaz
Pakistani politician (1950–2018).
Born March 29th, 1948 in Lahore.
Died September 11th, 2018 at 70 years old in London (cardiac arrest).
Théoneste Bagosora
Rwandan convicted of genocide.
Born August 16th, 1941 in Gisenyi.
Died September 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in Bamako (cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Okafor
Nigerian actor (1961–2024).
Born October 17th, 1961 in Nkanu West.
Died March 2nd, 2024 at 62 years old in Lagos (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Asma Jahangir
Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018).
Born January 27th, 1952 in Lahore.
Died February 11th, 2018 at 66 years old in Lahore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Supriya Devi
Indian actress.
Born January 8th, 1935 in Myitkyina.
Died January 26th, 2018 at 83 years old in Kolkata (cardiac arrest).
Arnold Lobel
American children's illustrator and writer (1933-1987).
Born May 22nd, 1933 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1987 at 54 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
Indian composer (1927–2019).
Born February 18th, 1927 in Rahon.
Died August 19th, 2019 at 92 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
George McGinnis
American basketball player (1950–2023).
Born August 12th, 1950 in Harpersville.
Died December 14th, 2023 at 73 years old in Indianapolis (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius