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764 Notable deaths
by stroke
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994).
Born April 8th, 1922 in New York City, Harlem.
Died November 10th, 1994 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Florence Price
American composer (1887-1953).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Little Rock. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
William Dudley Haywood
Labor organizer (1869-1928).
Born February 4th, 1869 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 18th, 1928 at 59 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Robert Musil
Austrian writer.
Born November 6th, 1880 in Klagenfurt. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1942 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Lois Duncan
American young-adult and children's writer (1934-2016).
Born April 28th, 1934 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2016 at 82 years old in Bradenton (stroke). [ref]
Jack Valenti
President of the mpaa (1921-2007).
Born September 5th, 1921 in Houston. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2007 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke). [ref]
Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger.
Born December 11th, 1916 in Matanzas. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1989 at 72 years old in Mexico City (stroke). [ref]
Jim Thompson
American writer (1906-1977).
Born September 27th, 1906 in Anadarko. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1977 at 70 years old in Hollywood (stroke). [ref]
Timothy Carey
American actor (1929-1994).
Born March 11th, 1929 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Paul Baran
American engineer.
Born April 29th, 1926 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2011 at 84 years old in Palo Alto (stroke). [ref]
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