Deaths by...
783 Notable deaths
by stroke
Rita Reys
Dutch jazz singer.
Born December 21st, 1924 in Rotterdam.
Died July 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Breukelen (stroke).
Bert Olmstead
Ice hockey player.
Born September 4th, 1926 in Sceptre.
Died November 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in High River (stroke). [ref]
Thomas Watson
American businessman and diplomat (1914-1993).
Born January 14th, 1914 in Dayton.
Died December 31st, 1993 at 79 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer.
Born January 19th, 1936 in Helena.
Died September 16th, 2011 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Wilfried Van Moer
Belgian footballer.
Born March 1st, 1945 in Beveren.
Died August 24th, 2021 at 76 years old in Leuven (stroke). [ref]
Maximilian Voloshin
Russian poet (1877-1932).
Died November 8th, 1932 at 55 years old in Koktebel (stroke). [ref]
Hans Jansen
Dutch academic (1942-2015).
Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Argentine composer, playwright (1901-1951).
Born March 27th, 1901. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 50 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke). [ref]
Viktor Anpilov
Russian hardline communist politician/trade unionist (1945-2018).
Born October 2nd, 1945 in Belaya Glina.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 72 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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