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709 Notable deaths
 by 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.

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 (1907-1988).

Born August 12th, 1907 in St. Louis.

Died March 1st, 1988 at 80 years old in North Hollywood (heart failure).

Bernard Fox

Welsh 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).

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]

Akebono Tarō

American professional wrestler and rikishi.

Born May 8th, 1969 in Waimānalo.

Died April 11th, 2024 at 54 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]

Billy Barty

American film actor (1924-2000).

Born October 25th, 1924 in Millsboro.

Died December 23rd, 2000 at 76 years old in Glendale (heart failure).

Isamu Noguchi

Japanese-american artist and landscape architect (1904–1988).

Born November 17th, 1904 in Los Angeles.

Died December 30th, 1988 at 84 years old in New York City (heart failure).

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