Deaths by...
764 Notable deaths
by stroke
Émile Durkheim
French sociologist.
Born April 15th, 1858 in Épinal. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1917 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Joe Bryant
American basketball head coach and retired player.
Born October 19th, 1954 in Philadelphia.
Died July 16th, 2024 at 69 years old (stroke). [ref]
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician.
Born October 28th, 1936 in Wilmington.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 83 years old in Hermitage (stroke). [ref]
Chester W. Nimitz
United states navy fleet admiral.
Born February 24th, 1885 in Fredericksburg.
Died February 20th, 1966 at 80 years old in Yerba Buena Island (stroke).
Paul Robeson
American singer, actor, and political activist (1898-1976).
Born April 9th, 1898 in Princeton. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1976 at 77 years old in Philadelphia (stroke). [ref]
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Soviet sniper.
Born July 12th, 1916 in Bila Tserkva.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 58 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Anne Rice
American writer.
Born October 4th, 1941 in New Orleans.
Died December 11th, 2021 at 80 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). [ref]
Colonel Tom Parker
Dutch entertainment impresario.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Breda.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (stroke).
Emma Goldman
Russian anarchist.
Born June 27th, 1869 in Kaunas.
Died May 14th, 1940 at 70 years old in Toronto (stroke).
David Ben-Gurion
Israeli politician, zionist leader, prime minister of israel (1886–1973).
Born October 16th, 1886 in Płońsk. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1973 at 87 years old in Ramat Gan (stroke). [ref]
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