Deaths by...
42 Notable deaths
by heart disease
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]
Zhou Fohai
Chinese politician (1897–1948).
Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County.
Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison (heart disease).
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]
Edwin J. Houston
American businessman (1847-1914).
Born July 9th, 1847 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1914 at 66 years old in Philadelphia (heart disease). [ref]
George S. Houston
American politician, alabama (1811-1879).
Born January 17th, 1811 in Franklin.
Died December 31st, 1879 at 68 years old in Athens (heart disease). [ref]
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]
George H. D. Gossip
American-british chess player (1841-1907).
Born December 6th, 1841 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 1907 at 65 years old in Liphook (heart disease).
Chika Kuroda
Japanese chemist.
Born March 24th, 1884 in Matsubara.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 84 years old in Fukuoka (heart disease).
George Wetherill
American physicist (1925–2006).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart disease). [ref]
George Henry Boughton
English artist (1833-1905).
Born December 4th, 1833 in Norwich.
Died January 21st, 1905 at 71 years old in West House (heart disease).
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