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73 Notable deaths
by aircraft crash
Amet-khan Sultan
Crimean tatar wwii flying ace, test pilot, and twice hero of the soviet union.
Born October 20th, 1920 in Alupka.
Died February 1st, 1971 at 50 years old in Moscow Oblast (aircraft crash).
Joe Hunt
Us tennis player.
Born February 17th, 1919 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 25 years old in Atlantic Ocean (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).
Rafael Osuna
Mexican tennis player.
Born September 15th, 1938 in Mexico City.
Died June 4th, 1969 at 30 years old in Monterrey (aircraft crash).
William Kapell
American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953).
Born September 20th, 1922 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1953 at 31 years old in Kings Mountain (aircraft crash). [ref]
Vladimir Triandafillov
Russian military theorist (1894-1931).
Born March 14th, 1894 in Ataköy.
Died July 12th, 1931 at 37 years old in Moscow (aircraft crash).
Ailton Cesar Junior Alves da Silva
Brazilian footballer (1994-2016).
Born November 18th, 1994 in Matão.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 22 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]
Josimar
Brazilian association football player (1986-2016).
Born August 18th, 1986 in Pelotas.
Died November 28th, 2016 at 30 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash).
Leila Diniz
Brazilian actress.
Born March 25th, 1945 in Niterói.
Died June 14th, 1972 at 27 years old in New Delhi (aircraft crash).
Reinhard Furrer
German astronaut (1940-1995).
Born November 25th, 1940 in Wörgl.
Died September 9th, 1995 at 54 years old in Berlin (aircraft crash).
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