Deaths by...
710 Notable deaths
by heart failure
Ernst Barlach
German expressionist sculptor, printmaker and writer (1870–1938).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Wedel.
Died October 24th, 1938 at 62 years old in Rostock (heart failure).
Hans Riegel
German businessman, badminton player (1923–2013).
Born March 10th, 1923 in Bonn. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2013 at 90 years old in Bonn (heart failure). [ref]
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer (1929–2011).
Born December 19th, 1929 in Kansas City.
Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in New London (heart failure). [ref]
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist (1934–2002).
Born March 14th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (heart failure).
Lennart Bergelin
Swedish tennis player.
Born June 10th, 1925 in Alingsås.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Stockholm (heart failure). [ref]
Lucious Jackson
American basketball player (1941–2022).
Born October 31st, 1941 in San Marcos.
Died October 12th, 2022 at 80 years old in Houston (heart failure). [ref]
Esther Lederberg
American microbiologist and pioneer of bacterial genetics (1922–2006).
Born December 18th, 1922 in The Bronx.
Died November 11th, 2006 at 83 years old in Stanford (heart failure). [ref]
George Brady
Czech canadian holocaust survivor.
Born February 9th, 1928 in Nové Město na Moravě. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2019 at 90 years old in Toronto (heart failure). [ref]
Yelena Bonner
Human rights activist in the former soviet union; wife of dissident andrei sakharov.
Born February 15th, 1923 in Mary.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 88 years old in Boston (heart failure). [ref]
Eiji Okada
Japanese actor (1920-1995).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Chōshi. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1995 at 75 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
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