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Dead at age 34
309 Notable deaths
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Spanish poet.
Born February 17th, 1836 in Seville. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1870 at 34 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis, syphilis). [ref]
Howie Morenz
Canadian ice hockey player (1902–1937).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Mitchell.
Died March 8th, 1937 at 34 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).
Charles Bassett
United states air force test pilot and astronaut (1931–1966).
Born December 30th, 1931 in Dayton.
Died February 28th, 1966 at 34 years old in St. Louis (injury).
Sonny Boy Williamson I
American blues musician (1914–1948).
Born March 30th, 1914 in Jackson, Madison County.
Died June 1st, 1948 at 34 years old in Chicago. [ref]
DJ Mehdi
French dj and music producer (1977–2011).
Born January 20th, 1977 in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Died September 14th, 2011 at 34 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (falling from height). [ref]
Lucien Bianchi
Belgian racing driver (1934-1969).
Born November 10th, 1934 in Milan.
Died March 30th, 1969 at 34 years old in Le Mans.
Théophanis Lamboukas
The second husband of the french singer édith piaf (1936-1970).
Born January 26th, 1936 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 28th, 1970 at 34 years old in Limoges (traffic collision).
Robert Desnos
French writer.
Born July 4th, 1910 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 8th, 1945 at 34 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp (typhoid fever).
Xu Zhimo
Chinese poet (1897-1931).
Born January 15th, 1897 in Haining.
Died November 19th, 1931 at 34 years old in Jinan (aircraft crash).
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Swiss writer, journalist and photographer (1908–1942).
Born May 23rd, 1908 in Zurich.
Died November 15th, 1942 at 34 years old in Sils im Engadin/Segl (bicycle accident).
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