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When and how did Dvořák die?
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Dvořák: Biography, compositions and more facts about the composer
16. When and how did Dvořák die?
Dvořák died aged 62 from a stroke on 1 May 1904, following five weeks of illness. He left behind many unfinished works. In 1943, an American Liberty ship of the U.S. Navy was named USNS Antonín Dvořák in his honour.
