Deaths by...
710 Notable deaths
by heart failure
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Author, artist (1918-2007).
Born February 6th, 1918 in Weimar.
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 89 years old in Starnberg (heart failure). [ref]
Frank Bunker Gilbreth
American industrial engineer (1868-1924).
Born July 7th, 1868 in Fairfield.
Died June 14th, 1924 at 55 years old in Montclair (heart failure).
Samuel Okwaraji
Nigerian footballer (1964-1989).
Died August 12th, 1989 at 25 years old in Lagos (heart failure).
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
Politician.
Born March 23rd, 1916 in Jalandhar.
Died August 1st, 2008 at 92 years old in Noida (heart failure). [ref]
Roberto Eduardo Viola
Military officer, dictator and de facto president of argentina.
Born October 13th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 30th, 1994 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure).
Gillo Pontecorvo
Italian film director (1919-2006).
Born November 19th, 1919 in Pisa.
Died October 12th, 2006 at 86 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Hubert Sumlin
American chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Greenwood.
Died December 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Wayne (heart failure). [ref]
Giampiero Boniperti
Italian footballer (1928-2021).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Barengo.
Died June 18th, 2021 at 92 years old in Turin (heart failure). [ref]
Jane Froman
American actress (1907–1980).
Born November 10th, 1907 in University City.
Died April 22nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
Sergei Dovlatov
Soviet writer.
Born September 3rd, 1941 in Ufa.
Died August 24th, 1990 at 48 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
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