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831 Notable deaths
by stroke
Thora Hird
British actress (1911-2003).
Born May 28th, 1911 in Morecambe. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2003 at 91 years old in Royal Variety Charity (stroke).
John Mitchum
American actor and musician.
Born September 6th, 1919 in Bridgeport.
Died November 29th, 2001 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Billy Joe Shaver
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born August 16th, 1939 in Corsicana.
Died October 28th, 2020 at 81 years old in Waco (stroke).
Adele Astaire
American dancer and entertainer (1896-1981).
Born September 10th, 1896 in Omaha.
Died January 25th, 1981 at 84 years old in Tucson, Scottsdale (stroke).
Claire Wineland
American activist and author (1997-2018).
Born April 10th, 1997 in Austin. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 21 years old in San Diego (stroke).
Stanley Holloway
British actor, singer and comedian (1890–1982).
Born October 1st, 1890 in London.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 91 years old in Littlehampton (stroke).
Peggy Ashcroft
British actress (1907-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1907 in Surrey.
Died June 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (stroke).
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2001 at 61 years old in Wilmington (stroke).
Keir Hardie
Scottish socialist and labour leader (1856-1915).
Born August 15th, 1856 in North Lanarkshire. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1915 at 59 years old in Glasgow (stroke). [ref]
Juan Trippe
American commercial aviation pioneer and founder of pan american world airways.
Born June 27th, 1899 in Sea Bright.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in New York City (stroke).
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