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782 Notable deaths
 by stroke

Kirby Puckett

American baseball player.

Born March 14th, 1960 in Chicago.

Died March 6th, 2006 at 45 years old in Phoenix (stroke). [ref]

Geraldine McEwan

English actor (1932-2015).

Born May 9th, 1932 in Old Windsor.

Died January 30th, 2015 at 82 years old in Hammersmith (stroke).

Sam Snead

American golfer.

Born May 27th, 1912 in Hot Springs. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Hot Springs (stroke).

Scott Carpenter

American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013).

Born May 1st, 1925 in Boulder.

Died October 10th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver (stroke). [ref]

Minnie Pearl

American comedian and country singer (1912–1996).

Born October 25th, 1912 in Centerville.

Died March 4th, 1996 at 83 years old in Nashville (stroke).

Anna Mani

Indian meteorologist.

Born August 23rd, 1918 in Thiruvithamkoor Maharajyam. [ref]

Died August 16th, 2001 at 82 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (stroke).

Conrad Bain

Canadian-american actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923-2013).

Born February 4th, 1923 in Lethbridge.

Died January 14th, 2013 at 89 years old in Livermore (stroke). [ref]

Walter Pidgeon

Canadian actor (1897-1984).

Born September 23rd, 1897 in Saint John.

Died September 25th, 1984 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer.

Born October 22nd, 1919 in Kermanshah. [ref]

Died November 17th, 2013 at 94 years old in London (stroke). [ref]

Arthur Lowe

British actor (1915–1982).

Born September 22nd, 1915 in Hayfield.

Died April 15th, 1982 at 66 years old in Birmingham (stroke).

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