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54 Notable deaths
by asphyxia
Anne Sexton
American poet.
Born November 9th, 1928 in Newton.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 45 years old in Weston (asphyxia).
Ramón Novarro
Mexican actor (1899-1968).
Born February 6th, 1899 in Durango. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1968 at 69 years old in Hollywood (asphyxia).
Victor Sen Yung
American actor (1915-1980).
Born October 18th, 1915 in San Francisco.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 65 years old in North Hollywood (asphyxia).
Bobby Fuller
American rock musician.
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Baytown.
Died July 18th, 1966 at 23 years old in Hollywood (asphyxia).
Keith Andes
Actor.
Born July 12th, 1920 in Ocean City.
Died November 11th, 2005 at 85 years old in Santa Clarita (asphyxia).
Bruno Bettelheim
Austrian-american child psychologist and writer (1903–1990).
Born August 28th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died March 13th, 1990 at 86 years old in Silver Spring (asphyxia). [ref]
Charlotte Salomon
German-jewish artist and holocaust victim (1917-1943).
Born April 16th, 1917 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1943 at 26 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (asphyxia). [ref]
Harvey Glatman
American serial killer (1927-1959).
Born December 10th, 1927 in The Bronx.
Died September 18th, 1959 at 31 years old in San Quentin State Prison (asphyxia).
Kelly Catlin
American cyclist.
Born November 3rd, 1995 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2019 at 23 years old in Stanford (asphyxia). [ref]
Barbara Bates
Actress (1925-1969).
Born August 6th, 1925 in Denver.
Died March 18th, 1969 at 43 years old in Denver (asphyxia).
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