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2,839 Notable deaths
by myocardial infarction
Sonny Boy Williamson II
American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.
Born December 5th, 1912 in Mississippi. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1965 at 52 years old in Helena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Raymond Williams
Welsh scholar, author, and marxist literary critic.
Born August 31st, 1921 in Pandy, Monmouthshire. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1988 at 66 years old in Saffron Walden (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Douglas
American actor (1907-1959).
Born April 11th, 1907 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1959 at 52 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elmore James
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader.
Born January 27th, 1918 in Richland. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1963 at 45 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrea Camilleri
Italian writer.
Born September 6th, 1925 in Porto Empedocle.
Died July 17th, 2019 at 93 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Papa Wemba
Was a congolese singer and musician who played congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo..
Born June 14th, 1949 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubefu.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Ivory Coast, Abidjan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Konstantin von Neurath
German general and nazi war criminal (1873-1956).
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Kleinglattbach. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1956 at 83 years old in Enzweihingen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Zündel
German neo-nazi (1939-2017).
Born April 24th, 1939 in Bad Wildbad.
Died August 5th, 2017 at 78 years old in Bad Wildbad (myocardial infarction).
Levi Eshkol
Israeli statesman, a founder of the israeli labor party and prime minister (1895-1969).
Born October 25th, 1895 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1969 at 73 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Duane Jones
American actor.
Born April 11th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1988 at 51 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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