2014 Event After eight years in a coma following a stroke in 2006, Ariel Sharon, Israel's former Prime Minister, dies at the age of 85 2013 Event Astronaut Scott Carpenter, the second American to orbit the earth on Mercury 7, dies of complications from a stroke at the age of 88 2013 Event Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, dies of a stroke at age 87 in London 2008 Death Isaac Hayes, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, of a stroke, at 65 2007 Death Jack Valenti, dies at 85, from stroke complications 2007 Death Johnny Hart, cartoonist, creator, comic strips, 'The Wizard of Id', 'B.C.', strips each appeared in over 1,000 newspapers, dies of a stroke while at the drawing table, at age 76 2007 Death George Smathers, dies in Florida, of a stroke, at 93 2006 Event Ehud Olmert becomes Prime Minister of Israel after Ariel Sharon suffers a stroke 2004 Event Former President Gerald Ford suffers a stroke during the Republican National Convention 1998 Death Barry Goldwater, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Senator-R-Arizona 1953 - 1965, 1969 - 1987, Republican Presidential candidate 1964, dies at 89 from a stroke 1998 Death Emil Sitka, actor (3 Stooges shorts), dies of stroke at 82 1998 Event Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke 1997 Death Doc Cheatham, jazz musician, dies of stroke at 91 1997 Death Mike Royko, columnist, dies of stroke at 64 1997 Death Tomoyuki Tanaka, film maker and producer, Godzilla, dies of a stroke at 86 1997 Death Pamela Harriman, U.S. Ambassador to France, dies of stroke at 76 1996 Death Claudette Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93 1995 Death Edith Pargeter, author (Brother Cadfael), dies of a stroke at 82 1995 Death Les Aspin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1971 - 1993, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1993 - 1995, dies of stroke at 56 1995 Death J. William Fulbright, Senator-D-Arkansas 1945 - 1974, dies of a stroke at 89 1994 Death Thomas J Watson, Jr., CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79 1994 Death Raul Julia, actor (Addams Family), dies of stroke at 54 1994 Death William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78 1994 Event Raul Julia, actor (Addams Family), suffers a stroke 1994 Death Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80 1994 Event Dancer Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke 1994 Event Cab Calloway suffered massive stroke at his home in White Plaines NY 1994 Death Timothy Carey, dies of stroke at 64 1994 Death Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President (1969-75), dies of stroke at 81 1994 Event Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later 1994 Event Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44) 1994 Event Yat Weiju swims world record 100m butterfly stroke (58.71) 1993 Death Ely A Landau, producer (Long Day's Journey), dies of stroke at 73 1993 Death Federico Fellini, director (La Dolce Vita), dies of stroke at 73 1993 Death Leon Ames, actor (Father of the Bride), dies at 91 of stroke 1993 Event New York Islander Brian Mullen, 31, suffers a mild stroke 1993 Event Angela Kennedy swims world record 50 m butterfly stroke (26.93) 1993 Death Richard Murphy, director (3 Stripes in the Sun), dies of stroke at 81 1993 Death Ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84 1993 Event Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78 1993 Death Arleen Whelan, dies of stroke at 78 1993 Death Katherine Hynes De Groot, dies of stroke at 88 1993 Death Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke 1993 Event Claudette Colbert, suffers a stroke at 89 1993 Death Edwin Louis Battle, actor (Almost Blue, Chase), dies of stroke at 33 1993 Death Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at 77 1992 Death Constance Carpenter, actress (2 Worlds), dies of stroke at 87 1992 Death Dorothy Kirsten, U.S. soprano, dies from stroke at 82 1992 Death Jack Kelly, U.S. actor (Maverick, Vega$), dies following a stroke at 65 1992 Death Harry Milton Ray, singer and actor (Avanti!), dies of stroke at 45 1992 Death Beverley Brooks, dies of a stroke at 63 1992 Death John Cage, avante-garde composer, dies of a stroke at 79 1992 Death Joan Merrill, vocalist, dies of a stroke at 74 1992 Death Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72 1992 Death S. I. Hayakawa, Senator-R-California 1977 - 1983, dies of a stroke at 85 1992 Death Jean R Yawkey, owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of a stroke at 83 1991 Death Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), after a stroke at 75 1991 Event Norbert Rosza swims world record 100m breast stroke (1:01.29) 1991 Death H N "Swanie" Swanson, literary agent, dies at 91 of a stroke 1991 Death Lee Donn, pianist, dies of stroke at 96 1991 Death Keye Luke, actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86 1990 Death Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at 71 1990 Event Actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke 1990 Death Herbert Nelson, actor (Guilding Light), dies of a stroke at 76 1990 Death Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94 1990 Death Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70 1989 Death Zinka Milanov, Met Opera Diva, dies of a stroke at 83 1988 Death Barbara Woodhouse, dog trainer, dies at 78 of a stroke 1988 Death Florida Friebus, actress (Bob Newhart Show), dies of a stroke at 79 1985 Death George O'Brien, actor (Daniel Boone, Salute), dies of a stroke at 85 1985 Death Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88 1985 Death Ina Claire, actress/comedienne (3 Bdwy Girls), dies of stroke at 89 1984 Death Jan Peerce, Perelmuth, operatic tenor, dies at 80 following a stroke 1984 Event Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers 1st stroke 1984 Death Frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke 1984 Death William Keighley, dir (Man who came to Dinner), dies of a stroke at 94 1983 Death Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke 1983 Death George Cukor, director, dies of stroke and heart attack at 83 1982 Death Celia Johnson, British actress (Jean Brodie), dies of stroke at 73 1980 Event Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke 1980 Event Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5 degrees C temp 1977 Birthday Anna Louise Wilson, Dunedin, New Zealand, 100m breast stroke 1996 Olympics 1975 Death Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, sax player, dies of a stroke at 46 1975 Death Julian E "Cannonball" Adderley, U.S., jazz musician, Black Messiah, dies at 46 from a stroke 1973 Death Lila Lee, actress (Blood and Sand), dies of stroke at 68 1973 Death Josie Sedgwick, actress (White Moth), dies of stroke at 75 1971 Death King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 1971 Death Catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80 1969 Death Fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64 1968 Birthday Mike Barrowman, Costa Mesa California, kayak/200m breast stroke, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Death Virginia Valli, actress (Flames, Guilty?, Storm), dies of stroke at 70 1968 Death Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81 1967 Death John Macchia, actor (Beach Blanket Bingo), dies of stroke at 35 1967 Death Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 1966 Death Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at 77 1966 Death Joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81 1965 Birthday Silke Horner, born in East Germany, swimmer, world record 100m-breast stroke 1962 Death Henry F. Ashurst, Senator-D-Arizona 1912 - 1941, died of a stroke at age 87 1960 Death Walter Catlett, actor (Climax), dies of a stroke at 71 1960 Death Clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70 1957 Event President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech 1951 Birthday Catie Ball, U.S., 100 m breast stroke swimmer, Olympic-4X4 gold-1968 1949 Birthday Claudia A. Kolb, U.S., 200m breast stroke swimmer 1964 Olympic silver 1936 Event Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by 1 stroke for U.S. Open 1924 Death Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Russian leader, dies of a stroke at 53 1923 Event Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke 1922 Event Lenin suffers a stroke 1919 Event President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed 1919 Event President Woodrow Wilson is paralyzed by a stroke 1917 Death Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79 1883 Death Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44 1848 Death John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President 1825 - 1829, dies of a stroke at 80
