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10 Notable deaths
by 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).
Henri Giffard
French engineer (1825-1882).
Born February 8th, 1825 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 14th, 1882 at 57 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
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).
Marin Preda
Romanian writer (1922–1980).
Born August 5th, 1922 in Siliștea Gumești.
Died May 16th, 1980 at 57 years old in Mogoșoaia (asphyxia).
Hughie Ferguson
Scottish footballer (1898-1930).
Born March 2nd, 1898 in Glasgow.
Died January 9th, 1930 at 31 years old in Dundee (asphyxia).
Amy Levy
British poet, novelist, writer (1861–1889).
Born November 10th, 1861 in London.
Died September 10th, 1889 at 27 years old in London (asphyxia).
Beatrice Hastings
British writer (1879–1943).
Born January 27th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1943 at 64 years old in Worthing (asphyxia).
Tomohiro Katō
Perpetrator of the akihabara massacre (1982-2022).
Born September 28th, 1982 in Goshogawara.
Died July 26th, 2022 at 39 years old in Tokyo Detention House (asphyxia). [ref]
Spencer Charters
Actor (1875-1943).
Born March 25th, 1875 in Perry County.
Died January 25th, 1943 at 67 years old in Hollywood (asphyxia).
Ilya Zhitomirskiy
Software developer (1989-2011).
Born October 12th, 1989 in Moscow.
Died November 12th, 2011 at 22 years old in San Francisco (asphyxia). [ref]
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