Deaths by...
831 Notable deaths
by stroke
Walter Connolly
American actor (1887-1940).
Born April 8th, 1887 in Cincinnati.
Died May 28th, 1940 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Alicia Markova
British ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet (1910-2004).
Born December 1st, 1910 in London.
Died December 2nd, 2004 at 94 years old in Bath (stroke). [ref]
Nadia Gray
Romanian actress (1923–1994).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Bucharest.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 70 years old in New York City (stroke).
James Stillman Rockefeller
Member of the rockefeller family and american rower (1902-2004).
Born June 8th, 1902 in Manhattan.
Died August 10th, 2004 at 102 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Johnny Hart
American cartoonist (1931–2007).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Endicott.
Died April 7th, 2007 at 76 years old in New York (stroke). [ref]
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
American actress (1873–1959).
Born March 7th, 1873 in Louisville.
Died February 1st, 1959 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Curtis Harrington
American film director (1926-2007).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Los Angeles.
Died May 6th, 2007 at 80 years old in Hollywood Hills (stroke). [ref]
Mihail Sadoveanu
Romanian writer, journalist and politician (1880–1961).
Born November 5th, 1880 in Pașcani. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1961 at 80 years old in Bucharest (stroke). [ref]
George J. Lewis
Actor (1903-1995).
Born December 10th, 1903 in Guadalajara.
Died December 10th, 1995 at 92 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (stroke).
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford
British politician (1942-2006).
Born April 8th, 1943 in Belfast.
Died January 8th, 2006 at 62 years old in Fort Myers (stroke). [ref]
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