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975 Notable deaths
by stroke
Valaida Snow
American musician (1904-1956).
Born June 2nd, 1902 in Chattanooga.
Died May 30th, 1956 at 53 years old in New York City (stroke).
Paul du Chaillu
French-american anthropologist, zoologist and traveler.
Born July 31st, 1835 in Saint-Denis.
Died April 30th, 1903 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg (stroke). [ref]
Paul Dudley White
American cardiologist (1886-1973).
Born June 6th, 1886 in Roxbury.
Died October 31st, 1973 at 87 years old in Boston (stroke).
Philippa Pearce
English children's writer (1920–2006).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 86 years old in Durham (stroke). [ref]
Solomon Feferman
American philosopher and mathematician (1928–2016).
Born December 13th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Stanford (stroke). [ref]
Victor Lanoux
French actor (1936-2017).
Born June 18th, 1936 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 4th, 2017 at 80 years old in Vaux-sur-Mer (stroke). [ref]
Karl Dall
German comedian (1941–2020).
Born February 1st, 1941 in Emden.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 79 years old in University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (stroke). [ref]
Virginia Valli
American actress (1898-1968).
Born June 10th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 70 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).
Tony Earl
American politician (1936–2023).
Born April 12th, 1936 in Lansing.
Died February 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Madison (stroke). [ref]
Ian Barbour
American academic (1923–2013).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Beijing.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (stroke).
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