Deaths by...

682 Notable deaths
 by heart failure

Nadir Afonso

Portuguese painter and architect (1920-2013).

Born December 4th, 1920 in Chaves.

Died December 11th, 2013 at 93 years old in Cascais (heart failure).

Leo Robin

American composer, lyricist and songwriter (1900-1984).

Born April 6th, 1900 in Pittsburgh. [ref]

Died December 29th, 1984 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure). [ref]

Fran Crippen

American long-distance and open water swimmer.

Born April 17th, 1984 in Bryn Mawr.

Died October 23rd, 2010 at 26 years old in Fujairah (heart failure). [ref]

Félix Malloum

Chadian politician (1932-2009).

Born September 10th, 1932 in Sarh.

Died June 12th, 2009 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (heart failure). [ref]

Fred Dretske

American professor of philosophy at stanford university.

Born December 9th, 1932 in Waukegan.

Died July 24th, 2013 at 80 years old (heart failure).

Chris Welp

German basketball player.

Born January 2nd, 1964 in Delmenhorst.

Died March 1st, 2015 at 51 years old in Puget Sound (heart failure).

Ellen Gates Starr

American social activist.

Born March 19th, 1859 in Laona Township.

Died February 10th, 1940 at 80 years old in Suffern (heart failure).

Helen Jacobs

American tennis player.

Born August 6th, 1908 in Globe.

Died June 2nd, 1997 at 88 years old in East Hampton (heart failure).

David Boggs

American electrical engineer.

Born June 17th, 1950 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2022 at 71 years old in Stanford (heart failure). [ref]

Dorothy Tree

American actress, voice teacher and writer (1906-1992).

Born May 21st, 1906 in Brooklyn.

Died February 13th, 1992 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (heart failure).

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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche