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3,011 Notable deaths
 by myocardial infarction

Saburō Sakai

Japanese flying ace.

Born August 25th, 1916 in Saga.

Died September 22nd, 2000 at 84 years old in Atsugi (myocardial infarction).

Igor Gouzenko

Cipher clerk, soviet defector (1919–1982).

Born January 26th, 1919 in Dunaevka. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1982 at 63 years old in Mississauga (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Choi Kyu-hah

4th president of south korea (1919-2006).

Born July 16th, 1919 in Wonju.

Died October 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Yigal Allon

Israeli politician, general, acting prime minister of israel (1918-1980).

Born October 10th, 1918 in Kfar Tavor. [ref]

Died February 29th, 1980 at 61 years old in Afula (myocardial infarction).

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015).

Born November 20th, 1925 in Moscow.

Died May 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).

Leo Buscaglia

Motivational speaker, writer.

Born March 31st, 1924 in Los Angeles.

Died June 12th, 1998 at 74 years old in Glenbrook (myocardial infarction).

Werner Forssmann

German physician, nobel prize winner (1904-1979).

Born August 29th, 1904 in Berlin.

Died June 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Schopfheim (myocardial infarction).

Dwight Frye

Actor (1899-1943).

Born February 22nd, 1899 in Kansas.

Died November 7th, 1943 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

S. Z. Sakall

Hungarian actor (1883–1955).

Born February 2nd, 1884 in Budapest.

Died February 12th, 1955 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Richard Bedford Bennett

11th prime minister of canada (1870-1947).

Born July 3rd, 1870 in Hopewell Hill. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1947 at 76 years old in Mickleham (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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