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694 Notable deaths
by heart failure
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010).
Born June 30th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2010 at 92 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008).
Born December 16th, 1917 in Minehead.
Died March 19th, 2008 at 90 years old in Colombo (heart failure). [ref]
Muddy Waters
American blues musician (1913–1983).
Born April 4th, 1915 in Rolling Fork.
Died April 30th, 1983 at 68 years old in Westmont (heart failure).
Ricardo Montalbán
Mexican actor (1920–2009).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Torreón.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
John J. Pershing
United states army general in world war i.
Born September 13th, 1860 in Laclede.
Died July 15th, 1948 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician.
Born April 2nd, 1942 in Lawton. [ref]
Died November 13th, 2016 at 74 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Donald Pleasence
British actor (1919–1995).
Born October 5th, 1919 in Worksop.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (heart failure).
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008).
Born December 11th, 1918 in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor (1911–2001).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Bhagalpur.
Died December 10th, 2001 at 90 years old in Mumbai (heart failure).
Hiroo Onoda
Imperial japanese army intelligence officer (1922-2014).
Born March 19th, 1922 in Kainan.
Died January 16th, 2014 at 91 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
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