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260 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
British musician (1949–2003).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Douglas.
Died January 12th, 2003 at 53 years old in Miami, Miami Beach (cardiac arrest).
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]
Leslie Jordan
American actor (1955–2022).
Born April 29th, 1955 in Memphis. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2022 at 67 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Arthur Conan Doyle
British writer and physician (1859–1930).
Born May 22nd, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1930 at 71 years old in Windlesham Manor (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).
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895).
Born December 27th, 1822 in Dole. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1895 at 72 years old in Castle of Villeneuve-l'Étang (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jan-Michael Vincent
American actor (1944–2019).
Born July 15th, 1945 in Denver.
Died February 10th, 2019 at 73 years old in Asheville (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jayaram Jayalalithaa
Indian actress, former chief minister of tamil nadu (1948–2016).
Born February 24th, 1948 in Melukote.
Died December 5th, 2016 at 68 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997).
Born October 13th, 1948 in Faisalabad.
Died August 16th, 1997 at 48 years old in London (cardiac arrest).
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