Deaths by...
812 Notable deaths
by stroke
Irene Ryan
Actress (1902–1973).
Born October 17th, 1902 in El Paso.
Died April 26th, 1973 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Merle Oberon
British actress (1911-1979).
Born February 19th, 1911 in Mumbai.
Died November 23rd, 1979 at 68 years old in Malibu (stroke).
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Japanese actor (1950-2025).
Born September 27th, 1950 in Higashi-Azabu.
Died December 4th, 2025 at 75 years old in Santa Barbara (stroke). [ref]
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer (1907–1994).
Born December 25th, 1907 in Rochester.
Died November 18th, 1994 at 86 years old in Hockessin (stroke).
Aaron Spelling
American film and television producer (1923-2006).
Born April 22nd, 1923 in Dallas.
Died June 23rd, 2006 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Larry Fine
American comedian and actor, one of the three stooges (1902–1975).
Born October 5th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died January 24th, 1975 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Emma Goldman
Russian anarchist.
Born June 27th, 1869 in Kaunas.
Died May 14th, 1940 at 70 years old in Toronto (stroke).
Octavia E. Butler
American science fiction writer (1947-2006).
Born June 22nd, 1947 in Pasadena. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2006 at 58 years old in Lake Forest Park (stroke).
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician (1936–2020).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Wilmington.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 83 years old in Hermitage (stroke). [ref]
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Soviet sniper.
Born July 12th, 1916 in Bila Tserkva.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 58 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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