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Dead at age 44
324 Notable deaths
Paul Leni
German film director.
Born July 8th, 1885 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1929 at 44 years old in Hollywood (sepsis). [ref]
Blaž Kraljević
Bosnian croat soldier.
Born September 16th, 1947 in Lisice.
Died August 9th, 1992 at 44 years old in Kruševo, Mostar.
Grigory Kotovsky
Soviet general (1881-1925).
Born June 24th, 1881 in Hîncești.
Died August 6th, 1925 at 44 years old in Hvardiiske.
Klaus Bonhoeffer
German reistance fighter (1901-1945).
Born January 5th, 1901 in Wrocław.
Died April 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Yakov Agranov
Nkvd officer (1893-1938).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Čačersk.
Died August 1st, 1938 at 44 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Wang Xiaobo
Chinese writer.
Born May 13th, 1952 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1997 at 44 years old in Beijing (heart disease). [ref]
Charles Emil Ruthenberg
American politician (1882-1927).
Born July 9th, 1882 in Cleveland.
Died March 2nd, 1927 at 44 years old in Chicago (appendicitis).
Oswaldo Cruz
Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872-1917).
Born August 5th, 1872 in São Luiz do Paraitinga.
Died January 11th, 1917 at 44 years old in Petrópolis (kidney failure).
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia
Prussian royal (1880-1925).
Born July 12th, 1880 in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1925 at 44 years old in Weisser Hirsch. [ref]
Archduke Karl Pius of Austria, Prince of Tuscany
Archduke of austria (1909-1953).
Born December 4th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 24th, 1953 at 44 years old in Barcelona.
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