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2,925 Notable deaths
by myocardial infarction
Bernard Herrmann
American composer and conductor.
Born June 29th, 1911 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1975 at 64 years old in Arteixo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Frees
American actor.
Born June 22nd, 1920 in Chicago.
Died November 2nd, 1986 at 66 years old in Tiburon (myocardial infarction).
Mae Young
American professional wrestler (1923-2014).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Sand Springs.
Died January 14th, 2014 at 90 years old in Columbia (myocardial infarction).
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Austrian artist (1928–2000).
Born December 15th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died February 19th, 2000 at 71 years old in Australia (myocardial infarction).
Chuck Taylor
Us basketball player and salesman (1901-1969).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Brown County.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Port Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Geoffrey Howe
British politician (1926–2015).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Port Talbot.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warwickshire (myocardial infarction).
Celeste Holm
American actress (1917-2012).
Born April 29th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2012 at 95 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eddie Garcia
Filipino actor (1929-2019).
Born May 2nd, 1929 in Sorsogon City.
Died June 20th, 2019 at 90 years old in Makati (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wendell Willkie
American lawyer and corporate executive (1892–1944).
Born February 18th, 1892 in Elwood. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1944 at 52 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012).
Born June 10th, 1928 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2012 at 83 years old in Danbury Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon