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783 Notable deaths
by stroke
Nikolai Roslavets
Russian modernist composer and music theorist.
Born January 4th, 1881 in Surazh.
Died August 23rd, 1944 at 63 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Nikos Kavvadias
Greek poet (1910-1975).
Born January 11th, 1910 in Harbin.
Died February 10th, 1975 at 65 years old in Athens (stroke).
Buddy Jeannette
American basketball player and coach (1917-1998).
Born September 15th, 1917 in New Kensington.
Died March 11th, 1998 at 80 years old in Nashua (stroke).
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic (1910–1987).
Born October 15th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1987 at 76 years old in New York City (stroke).
Fannie Ward
American actress.
Born February 22nd, 1872 in St. Louis.
Died January 27th, 1952 at 79 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Kim Kyu-sik
Korean politician and academic (1881-1950).
Born January 29th, 1881 in Dongnae District. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1950 at 69 years old in Manpo (stroke).
Peter Barnes
British writer (1931-2004).
Born January 10th, 1931 in London. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2004 at 73 years old in London (stroke).
Richard Artschwager
American artist (1923-2013).
Born December 26th, 1923 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2013 at 89 years old in Albany (stroke). [ref]
Dariush Shayegan
Iranian thinker, writer, cultural theorist and comparative philosopher (1935-2018).
Born January 24th, 1935 in Tehran.
Died March 22nd, 2018 at 83 years old in Tehran (stroke). [ref]
Vitaly Solomin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born December 12th, 1941 in Chita.
Died May 27th, 2002 at 60 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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