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26 Notable deaths
by heart disease
Gene Wolfe
American science fiction and fantasy writer.
Born May 7th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Peoria (heart disease). [ref]
Ann Rutherford
Canadian-american actress.
Born November 2nd, 1917 in Vancouver.
Died June 11th, 2012 at 94 years old in Beverly Hills (heart disease). [ref]
Gordon Scott
American actor (1926-2007).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Portland. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2007 at 80 years old in Baltimore (heart disease). [ref]
Rajendra K. Pachauri
Indian academic (1940-2020).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Nainital.
Died February 13th, 2020 at 79 years old in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (heart disease). [ref]
Lynn Conway
American computer scientist and electrical engineer.
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2024 at 86 years old in Jackson (heart disease). [ref]
Rui Jordão
Portuguese footballer (1952-2019).
Born August 9th, 1952 in Benguela.
Died October 18th, 2019 at 67 years old in Cascais (heart disease). [ref]
Wang Xiaobo
Chinese writer.
Born May 13th, 1952 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1997 at 44 years old in Beijing (heart disease). [ref]
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
Prime minister of morocco (1924-2020).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Tangier.
Died May 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Casablanca (heart disease). [ref]
Noah Klieger
Israeli journalist.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Strasbourg.
Died December 13th, 2018 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv (heart disease).
Xabier Azkargorta
Spanish association football player and manager.
Born September 26th, 1953 in Azpeitia.
Died November 14th, 2025 at 72 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (heart disease). [ref]
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