Deaths by...
783 Notable deaths
by stroke
Béla Balázs
Hungarian writer.
Born August 4th, 1884 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1949 at 64 years old in Budapest (stroke). [ref]
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Spanish politician and chemist (1951-2019).
Born July 28th, 1951 in Solares.
Died May 10th, 2019 at 67 years old in Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (stroke). [ref]
Gertrude Astor
American actress (1887-1977).
Born November 9th, 1887 in Lakewood.
Died November 9th, 1977 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Stela Popescu
Romanian actress (1935-2017).
Born December 21st, 1935 in Orhei.
Died November 23rd, 2017 at 81 years old in Bucharest (stroke). [ref]
Robert William Wilcox
Hawaiian soldier, revolutionary and politician (1855-1903).
Born February 15th, 1855 in Maui.
Died October 23rd, 1903 at 48 years old in Honolulu (stroke).
John Szarkowski
American curator.
Born December 18th, 1925 in Ashland. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2007 at 81 years old in Pittsfield (stroke). [ref]
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
Egyptian actress (1933-2014).
Born January 8th, 1933 in Faiyum.
Died November 3rd, 2014 at 81 years old in Cairo (stroke).
Ralph Coates
English footballer (1946-2010).
Born April 26th, 1946 in Hetton-le-Hole.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 64 years old in Bedfordshire (stroke). [ref]
Peter Ladefoged
British phonetician (1925–2006).
Born September 17th, 1925 in London Borough of Sutton.
Died January 24th, 2006 at 80 years old in London (stroke).
Emilio Massera
Argentine military officer (1925-2010).
Born October 19th, 1925 in Paraná.
Died November 8th, 2010 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson