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975 Notable deaths
by stroke
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate (1878-1929).
Born May 10th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Joe E. Brown
American actor (1891–1973).
Born July 28th, 1891 in Holgate.
Died July 6th, 1973 at 81 years old in Brentwood (stroke).
Ian McLagan
English keyboardist (1945–2014).
Born May 12th, 1945 in Hounslow.
Died December 3rd, 2014 at 69 years old in Austin (stroke).
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chinese-american physicist (1912–1997) (death at 85 years).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Taicang. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (stroke).
Elisha Cook Jr.
American actor (1903-1995).
Born December 26th, 1903 in San Francisco.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 91 years old in Big Pine (stroke).
Donald Moffat
British actor (1930-2018).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Plymouth.
Died December 20th, 2018 at 87 years old in Sleepy Hollow (stroke). [ref]
Lefty Frizzell
American country singer-songwriter (1928–1975).
Born March 31st, 1928 in Corsicana.
Died July 19th, 1975 at 47 years old in Nashville (stroke).
Fred Hoyle
British astronomer (1915–2001).
Born June 24th, 1915 in Bingley.
Died August 20th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bournemouth (stroke).
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Polish-american writer (1904–1991).
Born July 14th, 1904 in Leoncin, Radzymin. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1991 at 87 years old in Surfside, Miami (stroke).
Glenn T. Seaborg
American chemist (1912–1999).
Born April 19th, 1912 in Ishpeming.
Died February 25th, 1999 at 86 years old in Lafayette (stroke).
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