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16 Notable deaths
by assassination
Talaat Paşa
Turkish ottoman politician (1874–1921).
Born September 1st, 1874 in Kardzhali.
Died March 15th, 1921 at 46 years old in Berlin (assassination).
Ninoy Aquino
Filipino senator and governor of tarlac (1932–1983).
Born November 27th, 1932 in Concepcion.
Died August 21st, 1983 at 50 years old in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (assassination).
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Iranian entertainer (1936–1992).
Born October 7th, 1938 in Tehran.
Died August 8th, 1992 at 53 years old in Bonn (assassination). [ref]
Abeid Karume
Tanzanian politician (1905–1972).
Born August 4th, 1905 in Nyasaland, Mwera.
Died April 7th, 1972 at 66 years old in Zanzibar City (assassination).
Shahbaz Bhatti
Minister for minorities affairs, pakistan (1968-2011).
Born September 9th, 1968 in Lahore.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 42 years old in Islamabad (assassination). [ref]
Serizawa Kamo
Samurai (1826-1863).
Born September 2nd, 1826 in Mito.
Died October 30th, 1863 at 37 years old in Shimabara (assassination).
Rashid Karami
Lebanese politician (1921-1987).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).
Boutros Ghali
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1846-1910).
Born May 12th, 1846 in Beni Suef.
Died February 21st, 1910 at 63 years old in Cairo (assassination). [ref]
Yahya El Mashad
Egyptian nuclear physicist (1932-1980).
Born November 1st, 1932 in Benha.
Died June 14th, 1980 at 47 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (assassination).
Mohamed Brahmi
Tunisian politician.
Born May 15th, 1955 in Sidi Bouzid.
Died July 25th, 2013 at 58 years old in Aryanah (assassination). [ref]
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