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767 Notable deaths
by heart failure
Michael Foot
British politician (1913-2010).
Born July 23rd, 1913 in Plymouth.
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 96 years old in Hampstead (heart failure). [ref]
Lowell George
American musician (1945-1979).
Born April 13th, 1945 in Hollywood.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 34 years old in Arlington County (heart failure).
Bob Probert
Canadian ice hockey player (1965-2010).
Born June 5th, 1965 in Windsor.
Died July 5th, 2010 at 45 years old in Windsor (heart failure). [ref]
Chi Cheng
American bassist (1970–2013).
Born July 15th, 1970 in Stockton.
Died April 13th, 2013 at 42 years old in Sacramento (heart failure). [ref]
Branch Rickey
American baseball player, manager, and executive (1881–1965).
Born December 20th, 1881 in Stockdale.
Died December 9th, 1965 at 83 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
Joe Besser
American actor and comedian (1907–1988).
Born August 12th, 1907 in St. Louis.
Died March 1st, 1988 at 80 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure).
Bernard Fox
British actor (1927–2016).
Born May 11th, 1927 in Port Talbot.
Died December 14th, 2016 at 89 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).
Don Simpson
American film producer, screenwriter, actor (1943–1996).
Born October 29th, 1943 in Seattle.
Died January 19th, 1996 at 52 years old in Bel Air (heart failure).
Rudolf Virchow
German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902).
Born October 13th, 1821 in Świdwin. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1902 at 80 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]
Paul Schäfer
German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune colonia dignidad in chile (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Bonn.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]
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