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78 Notable deaths
by aircraft crash
William Thiego de Jesus
Brazilian association football player (1986-2016).
Born July 22nd, 1986 in Aracaju.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 30 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Mateus Lucena dos Santos
Brazilian footballer (1994-2016).
Born August 30th, 1994 in Clementina.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Amet-khan Sultan
Crimean tatar wwii flying ace, test pilot, and twice hero of the soviet union (1920-1971).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Alupka.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 50 years old in Moscow Oblast (aircraft crash).
Joseph P. Overton
American political theorist (1960-2003).
Born January 4th, 1960 in South Haven. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2003 at 43 years old in Tuscola County (aircraft crash). [ref]
Harald Ertl
Racecar driver.
Born August 31st, 1948 in Zell am See.
Died April 7th, 1982 at 33 years old in Giessen (aircraft crash).
Svyatoslav Fyodorov
Russian physician (1927-2000).
Born August 8th, 1927 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died June 2nd, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Joe Hunt
Us tennis player (1919–1945).
Born February 17th, 1919 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 25 years old in Atlantic Ocean (aircraft crash).
Rafael Osuna
Mexican tennis player (1938–1969).
Born September 15th, 1938 in Mexico City.
Died June 4th, 1969 at 30 years old (aircraft crash).
Arthur Maia
Brazilian association football player (1992-2016).
Born October 13th, 1992 in Maceió.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 24 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
William Kapell
American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953).
Born September 20th, 1922 in Manhattan.
Died October 29th, 1953 at 31 years old in Kings Mountain (aircraft crash).
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