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784 Notable deaths
by stroke
Dirk Sager
German journalist.
Born August 13th, 1940 in Hamburg.
Died January 2nd, 2014 at 73 years old in Potsdam (stroke).
Boris Gorbatov
Russian soviet writer and screenwriter, journalist, war correspondent (1908-1954).
Born July 15th, 1908 in Pervomaisk. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1954 at 45 years old in Moscow (stroke).
David Nolan
Writer and politician (1943-2010).
Born November 23rd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 21st, 2010 at 66 years old in Tucson (stroke). [ref]
Tahar Chaïbi
Tunisian association football player (1946-2014).
Born February 17th, 1946 in Tunis.
Died April 29th, 2014 at 68 years old (stroke).
José María Setién
Spanish basque priest.
Born March 19th, 1928 in Hernani.
Died July 10th, 2018 at 90 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián (stroke). [ref]
Zygmunt Kukla
Polish footballer (1948-2016).
Born January 21st, 1948 in Mielec.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Mielec (stroke). [ref]
Philippe Bouvatier
Road bicycle racer.
Born June 12th, 1964 in Rouen.
Died April 7th, 2023 at 58 years old in Rouen (stroke). [ref]
Ladislau Șimon
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 25th, 1951 in Târgu Mureș.
Died May 12th, 2005 at 53 years old in Târgu Mureș (stroke).
Maria Àngels Cardona i Florit
Spanish botanist and biologist (1940-1991).
Born October 8th, 1940 in Ferreries.
Died December 24th, 1991 at 51 years old in Barcelona (stroke).
Pete Johnson
American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, songwriter.
Born May 3rd, 1904 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1967 at 63 years old in Buffalo (stroke). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon