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9 Notable deaths
by arteriosclerosis
Gerald Ford
President of the united states from 1974 to 1977.
Born July 14th, 1913 in Omaha. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2006 at 93 years old in Rancho Mirage (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
Georges Bataille
French intellectual and literary figure.
Born September 10th, 1897 in Billom.
Died July 9th, 1962 at 64 years old in Paris (arteriosclerosis).
Henry Travers
British-american actor.
Born March 5th, 1874 in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Died October 18th, 1965 at 91 years old in Hollywood (arteriosclerosis).
Yvette Vickers
Actress, singer and model (1928-2011).
Born August 26th, 1928 in Kansas City.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 82 years old in Benedict Canyon (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
Jack Arnold
American director (1916–1992).
Born October 14th, 1916 in New Haven.
Died March 17th, 1992 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills (arteriosclerosis).
Shigetarō Shimada
Japanese admiral (1883-1976).
Born September 24th, 1883 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died June 7th, 1976 at 92 years old in Tokyo (arteriosclerosis).
Blanche Yurka
American actress (1887-1974).
Born June 18th, 1887 in Saint Paul.
Died June 6th, 1974 at 86 years old in New York City (arteriosclerosis).
Marion Pritchard
Dutch-american social worker (1920-2016).
Born November 7th, 1920 in Amsterdam.
Died December 11th, 2016 at 96 years old in Washington, D.C. (arteriosclerosis).
Jacoba van Heemskerck
Dutch painter (1876-1923)cz.
Born April 1st, 1876 in The Hague. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1923 at 47 years old in Domburg (arteriosclerosis). [ref]
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