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54 Notable deaths
by asphyxia
René Crevel
French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
Born August 10th, 1900 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1935 at 34 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Beatrice Hastings
British writer.
Born January 27th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1943 at 64 years old in Worthing (asphyxia).
John Patrick
American playwright and screenwriter (1905-1995).
Born May 17th, 1905 in Louisville. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1995 at 90 years old in Delray Beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Hugo Distler
German organist, choral conductor, teacher and composer.
Born June 24th, 1908 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1942 at 34 years old in Berlin (asphyxia). [ref]
Konstantin Mereschkowski
Russian evolutionary biologist and botanist (1854–1921).
Born August 4th, 1855 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1921 at 65 years old in Geneva (asphyxia).
Mike Whitmarsh
Beach volley ball player.
Born May 18th, 1962 in San Diego.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 46 years old in Solana Beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Artist (1868-1944).
Born June 6th, 1868 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1944 at 75 years old in Auschwitz (asphyxia). [ref]
Giulio Racah
Israeli mathematician (1909-1965).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Florence.
Died August 28th, 1965 at 56 years old in Florence (asphyxia).
Joachim Gottschalk
German actor.
Born April 10th, 1904 in Calau. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1941 at 37 years old in Berlin (asphyxia). [ref]
Yulia Drunina
Soviet poet.
Born May 10th, 1924 in Moscow.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 67 years old (asphyxia).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner