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975 Notable deaths
by stroke
Mariam Fakhr Eddine
Egyptian actress (1936-2014).
Born September 8th, 1931 in Faiyum.
Died November 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Cairo (stroke).
Dave Valentin
American musician (1952-2017).
Born April 29th, 1952 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 2017 at 64 years old in The Bronx (stroke). [ref]
Kurt Kreuger
Actor (1916–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Michendorf.
Died July 12th, 2006 at 89 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (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).
Dorothy Garrod
British archaeologist and first female professor at the university of cambridge (1892-1968).
Died December 18th, 1968 at 76 years old in Cambridge (stroke).
John Brahm
German born film and television director (1893–1982).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Hamburg.
Died October 12th, 1982 at 89 years old in Malibu (stroke).
Béla Balázs
Hungarian film critic, aesthetician, writer and poet (1884–1949).
Born August 4th, 1884 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1949 at 64 years old in Budapest (stroke). [ref]
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]
Gilbert Adair
Scottish writer, journalist, translator, film critic and poet (1944–2011).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Kilmarnock, Edinburgh.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 66 years old in London (stroke).
Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx
English peeress and poet (1916–2018).
Born January 12th, 1916 in Diss.
Died June 6th, 2018 at 102 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (stroke). [ref]
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