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783 Notable deaths
by stroke
Willem Mengelberg
Dutch conductor.
Born March 28th, 1871 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 79 years old in Zuort (stroke). [ref]
Martin David Kruskal
American mathematician (1925-2006).
Born September 28th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 2006 at 81 years old in Princeton (stroke). [ref]
Clara Kimball Young
American actress and film producer (1890-1960).
Born September 6th, 1890 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Karl Dall
German comedian.
Born February 1st, 1941 in Emden.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 79 years old in University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (stroke). [ref]
Clarence Kolb
Actor (1874-1964).
Born July 31st, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died November 25th, 1964 at 90 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Steve O'Rourke
Band manager and racecar driver (1940-2003).
Born October 1st, 1940 in Willesden.
Died October 30th, 2003 at 63 years old in Miami (stroke).
Kōji Tsujitani
Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and director of audiography.
Born April 26th, 1962 in Kodaira.
Died October 17th, 2018 at 56 years old in Tokyo (stroke). [ref]
Philippa Pearce
English children's writer.
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Cambridgeshire, Great Shelford.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 86 years old in Durham (stroke). [ref]
Victor Lanoux
French actor (1936-2017).
Born June 18th, 1936 in Paris.
Died May 4th, 2017 at 80 years old in Royan (stroke). [ref]
Gertrude Atherton
American author (1857–1948).
Born October 30th, 1857 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1948 at 90 years old in San Francisco (stroke).
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