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3,331 Notable deaths
by myocardial infarction
Rick James
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1948-2004).
Born February 1st, 1948 in Buffalo.
Died August 6th, 2004 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Richard Wagner
German composer (1813–1883).
Born May 22nd, 1813 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1883 at 69 years old in Venice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Burt Lancaster
American actor (1913–1994).
Born November 2nd, 1913 in New York City.
Died October 20th, 1994 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Omar Sharif
Egyptian actor (1932–2015).
Born April 10th, 1932 in Alexandria.
Died July 10th, 2015 at 83 years old in Behman Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Phillips
American musician (1935–2001).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Parris Island.
Died March 18th, 2001 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Prime minister of india (1964-1966).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar.
Died January 11th, 1966 at 61 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Maria Meneghini Callas
American-greek operatic soprano (1923–1977).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 1977 at 53 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of nazi germany in 1945 (born 1891-1980).
Born September 16th, 1891 in Grünau.
Died December 24th, 1980 at 89 years old in Aumühle (myocardial infarction).
Nelson Rockefeller
Vice president of the united states from 1974 to 1977.
Born July 8th, 1908 in Bar Harbor.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson
African-american mobster (1905-1968).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Charleston.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 62 years old in Harlem (myocardial infarction).
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