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62 Notable deaths
by asphyxia
Henry Dreyfuss
American industrial designer (1904–1972).
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died October 5th, 1972 at 68 years old in South Pasadena (asphyxia).
Matthias Sindelar
Austrian association football player (1903-1939).
Born February 10th, 1903 in Kozlov.
Died January 23rd, 1939 at 35 years old in Vienna (asphyxia).
Tadeusz Borowski
Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Zhytomyr.
Died July 3rd, 1951 at 28 years old in Warsaw (asphyxia). [ref]
Rembrandt Bugatti
Italian sculptor (1884–1916).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1916 at 31 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
Sayyid Darwish
Egyptian musician and composer (1892–1923).
Born March 17th, 1892 in Kom El-Dikka.
Died September 15th, 1923 at 31 years old in Alexandria (asphyxia).
Suzanne Eaton
American molecular biologist.
Born December 23rd, 1959 in Oakland. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2019 at 59 years old in Chania (asphyxia). [ref]
Viktor Ullmann
Austrian composer (1898–1944).
Born January 1st, 1898 in Český Těšín, Cieszyn.
Died October 18th, 1944 at 46 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (asphyxia).
Petr Ginz
Czech victim of holocaust (1928–1944).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1944 at 16 years old in Auschwitz (asphyxia).
James Robert Baker
American author (1946–1997).
Born October 18th, 1946 in Long Beach.
Died November 5th, 1997 at 51 years old in Pacific Palisades (asphyxia).
Stig Dagerman
Swedish writer (1923–1954).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Älvkarleby congregation. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1954 at 31 years old in Danderyd (asphyxia).
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