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831 Notable deaths
by stroke
Sandra Gould
American actress and writer (1916-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died July 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Calvin Lockhart
American actor (1934-2007).
Born October 18th, 1934 in Nassau.
Died March 29th, 2007 at 72 years old in Nassau (stroke). [ref]
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
United states army general, medal of honor recipient (1883-1953).
Born August 23rd, 1883 in Washington.
Died September 2nd, 1953 at 70 years old in Texas (stroke).
Coccinelle
French actress and entertainer.
Born August 23rd, 1931 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2006 at 75 years old in 5th arrondissement of Marseille (stroke). [ref]
Winsor McCay
American cartoonist and animator.
Born September 26th, 1869 in Spring Lake.
Died July 26th, 1934 at 64 years old in Brooklyn (stroke).
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Hamburg.
Died June 21st, 1980 at 56 years old in Mallorca (stroke).
Ted Sorensen
American lawyer and presidential adviser (1928–2010).
Born May 8th, 1928 in Lincoln.
Died October 31st, 2010 at 82 years old in New York City (stroke).
Don Galloway
American actor (1937-2009).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Augusta.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
John Evans Atta Mills
Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (stroke).
John Vincent Atanasoff
American computer pioneer (1903-1995).
Born October 4th, 1903 in Hamilton.
Died June 15th, 1995 at 91 years old in Frederick (stroke).
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