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764 Notable deaths
by stroke
Wendy Barrie
English actress (1912-1978).
Born April 18th, 1912 in British Hong Kong.
Died February 2nd, 1978 at 65 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (stroke).
Harley Earl
American designer (1893-1969).
Born November 22nd, 1893 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1969 at 75 years old in Palm Beach (stroke). [ref]
George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Chautauqua County. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1995 at 107 years old in Miami Beach (stroke). [ref]
Eustace Mullins
American antisemitic populist writer, biographer, and holocaust denier.
Born March 9th, 1923 in Roanoke.
Died February 2nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Texas (stroke).
Levy Mwanawasa
Former president of zambia (1948-2008).
Born September 3rd, 1948 in Mufulira.
Died August 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Clamart (stroke). [ref]
Jean Parker
American actress.
Born August 11th, 1916 in Butte, Deer Lodge. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2005 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Ryszard Kukliński
Polish brigadier general, and spy for nato during cold war times.
Born June 13th, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died February 11th, 2004 at 73 years old in Tampa (stroke).
Mikao Usui
Founder of reiki (1865-1926).
Born August 15th, 1865 in Gifu Prefecture.
Died March 9th, 1926 at 60 years old in Fukuyama (stroke).
Boots Randolph
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1927 in Paducah. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Nashville (stroke). [ref]
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist (1874-1929).
Born February 1st, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1929 at 55 years old in Rodaun (stroke). [ref]
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