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812 Notable deaths
by stroke
Claudette Colbert
American actress (1903–1996).
Born September 13th, 1903 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1996 at 92 years old in Speightstown (stroke).
David Tomlinson
English actor (1917-2000).
Born May 7th, 1917 in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2000 at 83 years old in Buckinghamshire (stroke). [ref]
Clarence Clemons
American saxophonist (1942–2011).
Born January 11th, 1942. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2011 at 69 years old in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (stroke). [ref]
Mel Tormé
American recording artist (1925–1999).
Born September 13th, 1925 in Chicago.
Died June 5th, 1999 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer.
Born April 13th, 1939 in Castledawson. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Dublin (stroke). [ref]
Zhao Ziyang
Former general secretary of the chinese communist party (ccp).
Born October 17th, 1919 in Hua County. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2005 at 85 years old in Beijing (stroke). [ref]
Sebastian Cabot
English film actor.
Born July 6th, 1918 in London. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in British Columbia (stroke).
Roberts Blossom
Actor and poet (1924-2011).
Born March 25th, 1924 in New Haven.
Died July 8th, 2011 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (stroke). [ref]
Elmore Leonard
American novelist and screenwriter (1925–2013).
Born October 11th, 1925 in New Orleans.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 87 years old in Detroit (stroke). [ref]
Glenn Gould
Canadian composer and pianist (1932–1982).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1982 at 50 years old in Toronto (stroke).
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