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10 Notable deaths
by embolism
Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science (1854-1912).
Born April 29th, 1854 in Nancy.
Died July 17th, 1912 at 58 years old in Paris (embolism). [ref]
Ronnie Peterson
Swedish racing driver (1944-1978).
Born February 14th, 1944 in Örebro.
Died September 11th, 1978 at 34 years old in Milan (embolism).
Terry Sawchuk
Ukrainian-canadian ice hockey player.
Born December 28th, 1929 in Winnipeg.
Died May 31st, 1970 at 40 years old in New York City (embolism).
Margaret Wise Brown
American writer of children's books (1910–1952).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1952 at 42 years old in Nice (embolism). [ref]
Ranavalona III
Last sovereign of the kingdom of madagascar (1861-1917).
Born November 22nd, 1861.
Died May 23rd, 1917 at 55 years old in Algiers (embolism).
Walter Ruttmann
German film director (1887-1941).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1941 at 53 years old in Berlin (embolism). [ref]
Maria Kryuchkova
Gymnast.
Born July 7th, 1988 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 26 years old in Rostov-on-Don (embolism).
Ernest Schelling
American conductor (1876-1939).
Born July 26th, 1876 in Belvidere. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1939 at 63 years old in Manhattan (embolism). [ref]
Gábor Zavadszky
Hungarian football player (1974-2006).
Born September 10th, 1974 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 2006 at 31 years old in Limassol (embolism). [ref]
Anna Blaman
Dutch writer.
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1960 at 55 years old in Rotterdam (embolism). [ref]
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