2006 Ehud Olmert becomes Prime Minister of Israel after Ariel Sharon suffers a stroke
2004 Former President Gerald Ford suffers a stroke during the Republican National Convention
1998 Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82
1998 Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke
1997 Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91
1997 Mike Royko, columnist, dies of stroke at 64
1997 Tomoyuki Tanaka, film maker and producer, Godzilla, dies of a stroke at 86
1997 Pamela Harriman, U.S. Ambassador to France, dies of stroke at 76
1996 Claudette Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93
1995 Edith Pargeter, author (Brother Cadfael), dies of a stroke at 82
1995 Les Aspin, U.S. sec of Defense (1993-95), dies of stroke at 56
1994 Thomas J Watson Jr, CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79
1994 Raul Julia, actor (Addams Family), dies of stroke at 54
1994 William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78
1994 Raul Julia, actor (Addams Family), suffers a stroke
1994 Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80
1994 Dancer Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke
1994 Cab Calloway suffered massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY
1994 Timothy Carey, dies of stroke at 64
1994 Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President (1969-75), dies of stroke at 81
1994 Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later
1994 Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44)
1994 Yat Weiju swims world record 100m butterfly stroke (58.71)
1993 Ely A Landau, producer (Long Day's Journey), dies of stroke at 73
1993 Federico Fellini, director (La Dolce Vita), dies of stroke at 73
1993 Leon Ames, actor (Father of the Bride), dies at 91 of stroke
1993 New York Islander Brian Mullen, 31, suffers a mild stroke
1993 Angela Kennedy swims world record 50 m butterfly stroke (26.93)
1993 Richard Murphy, director (3 Stripes in the Sun), dies of stroke at 81
1993 Ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84
1993 Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78
1993 Arleen Whelan, dies of stroke at 78
1993 Katherine Hynes De Groot, dies of stroke at 88
1993 Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke
1993 Claudette Colbert, suffers a stroke at 89
1993 Edwin Louis Battle, actor (Almost Blue, Chase), dies of stroke at 33
1993 Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at 77
1992 Constance Carpenter, actress (2 Worlds), dies of stroke at 87
1992 Dorothy Kirsten, U.S. soprano, dies from stroke at 82
1992 Jack Kelly, U.S. actor (Maverick, Vega$), dies following a stroke at 65
1992 Harry Milton Ray, singer and actor (Avanti!), dies of stroke at 45
1992 Beverley Brooks, dies of a stroke at 63
1992 John Cage, avante-garde composer, dies of a stroke at 79
1992 Joan Merrill, vocalist, dies of a stroke at 74
1992 Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72
1992 Jean R Yawkey, owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of a stroke at 83
1992 S I Hayakawa, (Sen-R-Calif), dies of a stroke at 85
1991 Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), after a stroke at 75
1991 Norbert Rosza swims world record 100m breast stroke (1:01.29)
1991 H N "Swanie" Swanson, literary agent, dies at 91 of a stroke
1991 Lee Donn, pianist, dies of stroke at 96
1991 Keye Luke, actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86
1990 Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71
1990 Actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke
1990 Herbert Nelson, actor (Guilding Light), dies of a stroke at 76
1990 Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94
1990 Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70
1989 Zinka Milanov, Met Opera Diva, dies of a stroke at 83
1988 Barbara Woodhouse, dog trainer, dies at 78 of a stroke
1988 Florida Friebus, actress (Bob Newhart Show), dies of a stroke at 79
1985 George O'Brien, actor (Daniel Boone, Salute), dies of a stroke at 85
1985 Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88
1985 Ina Claire, actress/comedienne (3 Bdwy Girls), dies of stroke at 89
1984 Jan Peerce, [Perelmuth], operatic tenor, dies at 80 following a stroke
1984 Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers 1st stroke
1984 Frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke
1984 William Keighley, dir (Man who came to Dinner), dies of a stroke at 94
1983 Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke
1983 George Cukor, director, dies of stroke and heart attack at 83
1982 Celia Johnson, British actress (Jean Brodie), dies of stroke at 73
1980 Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke
1980 Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5 degrees C temp
1977 Anna Louise Wilson, Dunedin, NZ, 100m breast stroke 1996 Olympics
1975 Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, sax player, dies of a stroke at 46
1973 Lila Lee, actress (Blood and Sand), dies of stroke at 68
1973 Josie Sedgwick, actress (White Moth), dies of stroke at 75
1971 King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73
1971 Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80
1969 Fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64
1968 Mike Barrowman, Costa Mesa California, kayak/200m breast stroke, Oly-g-92, 96
1968 Virginia Valli, actress (Flames, Guilty?, Storm), dies of stroke at 70
1968 Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81
1967 John Macchia, actor (Beach Blanket Bingo), dies of stroke at 35
1967 Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72
1966 Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77
1966 Joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81
1965 Silke Horner, German DR, swimmer, world record 100m-breast stroke
1960 Walter Catlett, actor (Climax), dies of a stroke at 71
1960 Clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70
1957 President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech
1957 Duncan Goodhew, born in England, 100m breast stroke swimmer, 1980 Olympics Gold
1951 Catie Ball, U.S., 100 m breast stroke swimmer, Olympic-4X4 gold-1968
1949 Claudia A. Kolb, U.S., 200m breast stroke swimmer 1964 Olympic silver
1936 Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by 1 stroke for U.S. Open
1924 Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53
1923 Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke
1922 Lenin suffers a stroke
1919 President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed
1919 President Woodrow Wilson is paralyzed by a stroke
1917 Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79
1883 Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44
1848 John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80
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