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975 Notable deaths
by stroke
Ezio Pinza
Italian opera singer (1892-1957).
Died May 9th, 1957 at 64 years old in Stamford (stroke).
Lou Hudson
American basketball player (1944–2014).
Born July 11th, 1944 in Greensboro.
Died April 11th, 2014 at 69 years old in Atlanta (stroke).
Harry Seidler
Austrian-born australian architect.
Born June 25th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 82 years old in Sydney (stroke). [ref]
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist (1934–2005).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Inverness.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 70 years old in Memphis (stroke).
Anna Moffo
American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress (1932-2006).
Born June 27th, 1932 in Wayne.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 73 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Michael McClure
American writer (1932–2020).
Born October 20th, 1932 in Marysville.
Died May 4th, 2020 at 87 years old in Oakland (stroke). [ref]
A. M. Rosenthal
American journalist (1922–2006).
Born May 2nd, 1922 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 84 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Lawrence J. Hogan
American politician from maryland (1928–2017).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Boston.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Anne Arundel Medical Center (stroke). [ref]
Francis Younghusband
British army explorer (1863–1942).
Born May 31st, 1863 in Murree.
Died July 31st, 1942 at 79 years old in Lytchett Minster (stroke).
David Bronstein
Soviet chess grandmaster.
Born February 19th, 1924 in Bila Tserkva.
Died December 5th, 2006 at 82 years old in Minsk (stroke). [ref]
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