Deaths by...
764 Notable deaths
by stroke
Jerome Robbins
American theater producer, director, and choreographer (1918-1998).
Born October 11th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1998 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Jack Kelly
Actor, politician (1927-1992).
Born September 16th, 1927 in New York City.
Died November 7th, 1992 at 65 years old in Huntington Beach (stroke).
Gloria DeHaven
American actress and singer (1925-2016).
Born July 23rd, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died July 30th, 2016 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (stroke). [ref]
Otto Dix
German painter and printmaker (1891-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1891 in Untermhaus. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1969 at 77 years old in Singen (Hohentwiel) (stroke). [ref]
Nguyen Van Thieu
President of south vietnam from 1965–75.
Born April 5th, 1923 in Ninh Thuận.
Died September 29th, 2001 at 78 years old in Newton (stroke). [ref]
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate (1878-1929).
Born May 10th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
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]
Stanley Holloway
British actor (1890-1982).
Born October 1st, 1890 in London. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1982 at 91 years old in Littlehampton (stroke). [ref]
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2011 at 71 years old in Wilmington (stroke).
Keye Luke
American actor (1904-1991).
Born June 18th, 1904 in Guangzhou.
Died January 12th, 1991 at 86 years old in Whittier (stroke).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 764
Want more? View other causes of notable deaths.
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn