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767 Notable deaths
by heart failure
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor (1911–2001).
Born October 13th, 1911 in Bhagalpur.
Died December 10th, 2001 at 90 years old in Mumbai (heart failure).
Pius XII
Pope of the catholic church from 1939 to 1958.
Died October 9th, 1958 at 82 years old in Castel Gandolfo (heart failure).
Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Peter Ustinov
British actor, writer and director (1921–2004).
Born April 16th, 1921 in London Borough of Camden. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2004 at 82 years old in Genolier (heart failure).
Jack Dempsey
American boxer (1895-1983).
Born June 24th, 1895 in Manassa.
Died May 31st, 1983 at 87 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Robert A. Heinlein
American author and aeronautical engineer (1907–1988).
Born July 7th, 1907 in Butler.
Died May 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (heart failure).
G. K. Chesterton
English author and christian apologist (1874–1936).
Born May 29th, 1874 in Kensington.
Died June 14th, 1936 at 62 years old in Beaconsfield (heart failure).
Igor Stravinsky
Russian, french, and american composer (1882–1971).
Born June 17th, 1882 in Lomonosov. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1971 at 88 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
William James
American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist (1842–1910).
Born January 11th, 1842 in Astor House.
Died August 26th, 1910 at 68 years old in Tamworth (heart failure).
Philip Roth
American novelist (1933–2018).
Born March 18th, 1933 in Newark. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 2018 at 85 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
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