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813 Notable deaths
by stroke
Bill Skate
Prime minister of papua new guinea (1953-2006).
Born September 26th, 1953 in Port Moresby.
Died January 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Brisbane (stroke). [ref]
Maximilian Voloshin
Russian poet (1877-1932).
Died November 8th, 1932 at 55 years old in Koktebel (stroke). [ref]
Gylmar dos Santos Neves
Brazilian footballer (1930-2013).
Born August 22nd, 1930 in Santos.
Died August 25th, 2013 at 83 years old in São Paulo (stroke).
Bob Bass
American basketball coach and executive (1929–2018).
Born January 28th, 1929 in Tulsa.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in San Antonio (stroke). [ref]
Dennis Joseph Dougherty
Catholic cardinal (1865-1951).
Born August 16th, 1865 in Ashland.
Died May 31st, 1951 at 85 years old in Philadelphia (stroke).
Dariush Shayegan
Iranian writer, indologist, philosopher and poet (1935–2018).
Born January 24th, 1935 in Tabriz.
Died March 22nd, 2018 at 83 years old in Tehran (stroke). [ref]
Jan Janský
Czech doctor, neurologist and psychiatrist.
Born April 3rd, 1873 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1921 at 48 years old in Černošice (stroke). [ref]
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
American electric blues singer, harmonica player and drummer (1936–2011).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Helena.
Died September 16th, 2011 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke). [ref]
Gardnar Mulloy
American tennis player (1913–2016).
Born November 22nd, 1913 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 14th, 2016 at 102 years old in Miami (stroke). [ref]
Moacyr Scliar
Brazilian writer.
Born March 23rd, 1937 in Porto Alegre. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2011 at 73 years old in Porto Alegre (stroke). [ref]
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