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225 Notable deaths
by cardiac arrest
Roddy Piper
Canadian professional wrestler (1954-2015).
Born April 17th, 1954 in Saskatoon.
Died July 31st, 2015 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest).
Maurice Gibb
English singer and musician.
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Douglas. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2003 at 53 years old in Miami, Miami Beach (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Arthur Conan Doyle
Scottish author and physician.
Born May 22nd, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1930 at 71 years old in Windlesham Manor (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tom Clancy
American author.
Born April 12th, 1947 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2013 at 66 years old in Baltimore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Heather O'Rourke
American actress (1975-1988).
Born December 27th, 1975 in San Diego.
Died February 1st, 1988 at 12 years old in San Diego (cardiac arrest).
Jan-Michael Vincent
American actor.
Born July 15th, 1945 in Denver.
Died February 10th, 2019 at 73 years old in Asheville (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Michael Madsen
American actor (1957–2025).
Born September 25th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died July 3rd, 2025 at 67 years old in Malibu (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jayaram Jayalalithaa
Indian actress,former chief minister of tamil nadu.
Born February 24th, 1948 in Melukote.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 68 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Sushma Swaraj
Indian politician (1952-2019).
Born February 14th, 1952 in Ambala Cantonment.
Died August 6th, 2019 at 67 years old in New Delhi (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997).
Born October 13th, 1948 in Faisalabad. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1997 at 48 years old in London (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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