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119 Notable deaths
 by cerebrovascular disease

Lesley Duncan

English singer-songwriter.

Born August 12th, 1943 in Stockton-on-Tees.

Died March 12th, 2010 at 66 years old in Isle of Mull (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Mirella Freni

Italian soprano (1935–2020).

Born February 27th, 1935 in Modena.

Died February 9th, 2020 at 84 years old in Modena (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Georges Delerue

French composer (1925–1992).

Born March 12th, 1925 in Roubaix.

Died March 20th, 1992 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease).

Georges Dumézil

French philologist (1898-1986).

Born March 4th, 1898 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died October 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Uri Avnery

Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923-2018).

Born September 10th, 1923 in Beckum. [ref]

Died August 20th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv (cerebrovascular disease).

Ludvík Svoboda

Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979).

Born November 25th, 1895 in Hroznatín. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1979 at 83 years old in Prague (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Robert Riskin

American writer (1897-1955).

Born March 30th, 1897 in New York City.

Died September 20th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebrovascular disease).

Ethel Griffies

British actress (1878-1975).

Born April 26th, 1878 in Sheffield.

Died September 9th, 1975 at 97 years old in London (cerebrovascular disease).

George Aiken

American politician (1892–1984).

Born August 20th, 1892 in Dummerston. [ref]

Died November 19th, 1984 at 92 years old in Montpelier (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Wilhelm Liebknecht

German journalist, writer and socialist politician (1826–1900).

Born March 29th, 1826 in Giessen. [ref]

Died August 7th, 1900 at 74 years old in Charlottenburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

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