Deaths by...
2,828 Notable deaths
by myocardial infarction
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).
Born May 28th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lomita (myocardial infarction).
Bob Fosse
American actor, dancer, choreographer and director (1927-1987).
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1987 at 60 years old in George Washington University Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Diego Rivera
Mexican painter and muralist.
Born December 8th, 1886 in Guanajuato City. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1957 at 70 years old in Coyoacán (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emma Chambers
English actress (1964-2018).
Born March 11th, 1964 in Doncaster.
Died February 21st, 2018 at 53 years old in Lymington (myocardial infarction).
John Maynard Keynes
British economist (1883–1946).
Born June 5th, 1883 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1946 at 62 years old in Firle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Faulkner
American writer (1897-1962).
Born September 25th, 1897 in New Albany. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1962 at 64 years old in Byhalia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lee Van Cleef
American actor (1925-1989).
Born January 9th, 1925 in Somerville. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1989 at 64 years old in Oxnard (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Redd Foxx
American stand-up comedian and actor (1922-1991).
Born December 9th, 1922 in St. Louis.
Died November 11th, 1991 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Henri Matisse
French artist (1869-1954).
Born December 31st, 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambrésis. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1954 at 84 years old in Nice (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Gifford
American football player, television sportscaster (1930-2015).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Santa Monica.
Died August 9th, 2015 at 84 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 2828
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