Deaths by...
75 Notable deaths
by pulmonary embolism
Charles Chaplin
American actor (1925-1968).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Beverly Hills.
Died March 20th, 1968 at 42 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary embolism).
Lola Beltrán
Mexican actress and singer (1932-1996).
Born March 7th, 1932 in Sinaloa, El Rosario.
Died March 24th, 1996 at 64 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary embolism).
Charlie Rich
American country singer (1932–1995).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Colt.
Died July 25th, 1995 at 62 years old in Hammond (pulmonary embolism).
Jacques Tati
French filmmaker (1907-1982).
Born October 9th, 1907 in Le Pecq.
Died November 5th, 1982 at 75 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism).
Otto Heinrich Warburg
German physiologist, medical doctor and nobel laureate (1883–1970).
Born October 8th, 1883 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died August 1st, 1970 at 86 years old in West Berlin (pulmonary embolism).
Raymond Poincaré
French statesman and lawyer (1860-1934).
Born August 20th, 1860 in Bar-le-Duc. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1934 at 74 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Paquita la del Barrio
Mexican singer (1947–2025).
Born April 2nd, 1947 in Veracruz.
Died February 17th, 2025 at 77 years old in Xalapa (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Paula Modersohn-Becker
German expressionist painter (1876–1907).
Born February 8th, 1876 in Dresden.
Died November 20th, 1907 at 31 years old in Worpswede (pulmonary embolism).
Windell Middlebrooks
American actor (1979–2015).
Born January 8th, 1979 in Fort Worth.
Died March 10th, 2015 at 36 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism).
Andrew Weatherall
English dj, record producer, and remixer (1963-2020).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Windsor.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 56 years old in Whipps Cross University Hospital (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
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