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975 Notable deaths
by stroke
Billy Gilbert
American comedian and actor (1894–1971).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Louisville.
Died September 23rd, 1971 at 77 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Jean Parker
American actress (1915–2005).
Born August 11th, 1916 in Deer Lodge. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2005 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Max Reinhardt
Theatre director and actor (1873-1943).
Born September 8th, 1873 in Baden.
Died October 31st, 1943 at 70 years old in New York City (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).
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889).
Born July 24th, 1828 in Saratov.
Died October 29th, 1889 at 61 years old in Saratov (stroke).
Lucy Webb Hayes
First lady of the united states from 1877 to 1881.
Born August 28th, 1831 in Chillicothe.
Died June 25th, 1889 at 57 years old in Fremont (stroke).
George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Forestville.
Died January 31st, 1995 at 107 years old in Miami Beach (stroke).
Don Stephen Senanayake
Prime minister of sri lanka (1884-1952).
Born October 20th, 1884 in Mirigama.
Died March 22nd, 1952 at 67 years old in Colombo (stroke).
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929).
Born February 1st, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1929 at 55 years old in Rodaun (stroke). [ref]
Henry Morgenthau
American diplomat (1856–1946).
Born April 26th, 1856 in Mannheim.
Died November 25th, 1946 at 90 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
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