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767 Notable deaths
 by heart failure

Stanley Karnow

American historian and journalist (1925-2013).

Born February 4th, 1925 in Brooklyn.

Died January 27th, 2013 at 87 years old in Potomac (heart failure).

Sergei Bagapsh

Abkhazian politician (1949-2011).

Born March 4th, 1949 in Sukhumi.

Died May 29th, 2011 at 62 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

Otto Wanz

Austrian professional wrestler and boxer (1943-2017).

Born June 13th, 1943 in Graz.

Died September 14th, 2017 at 74 years old in Graz (heart failure). [ref]

Rentarō Mikuni

Japanese actor (1923–2013).

Born January 20th, 1923 in Ōta-shi.

Died April 14th, 2013 at 90 years old in Inagi (heart failure).

Violette Verdy

Ballerina and ballet teacher (1933-2016).

Born December 1st, 1933 in Pont-l'Abbé.

Died February 8th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bloomington (heart failure). [ref]

Jack Schaefer

American writer (1907–1991).

Born November 19th, 1907 in Cleveland.

Died January 24th, 1991 at 83 years old in Santa Fe (heart failure).

Mstislav Keldysh

Soviet mathematician and physicist (1911-1978).

Born February 10th, 1911 in Riga. [ref]

Died June 24th, 1978 at 67 years old in Moscow (heart failure).

Shōzō Iizuka

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1933–2023).

Born May 23rd, 1933 in Fukushima Prefecture.

Died February 15th, 2023 at 89 years old in Iwaki (heart failure). [ref]

Franco Califano

Italian singer-songwriter (1938-2013).

Born September 14th, 1938 in Tripoli.

Died March 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author (1940–2020).

Born October 26th, 1940 in Augsburg.

Died July 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]

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