Deaths by...
147 Notable deaths
by aviation accident
Anna Jantar
Polish singer (1950-1980).
Born June 10th, 1950 in Poznań.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 29 years old in Warsaw (aviation accident).
Juan de la Cierva
Spanish aeronautical engineer and pilot; inventor of the autogyro (1895-1936).
Born September 21st, 1895 in Murcia.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 41 years old in Croydon Airport (aviation accident).
Charles Huntziger
General in french army (1880-1941).
Born June 25th, 1880 in Lesneven. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1941 at 61 years old in Le Vigan (aviation accident). [ref]
Fuad Stephens
Malaysian politician.
Born September 14th, 1920 in Kudat.
Died June 6th, 1976 at 55 years old (aviation accident).
Josef František
Czech fighter ace (1914-1940).
Born October 7th, 1914 in Otaslavice. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1940 at 26 years old in Ewell (aviation accident). [ref]
Ginette Neveu
French musician (1919-1949).
Born August 11th, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1949 at 30 years old in Azores (aviation accident). [ref]
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist.
Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in sea (aviation accident).
Christophe de Margerie
French businessman, ceo of total s.a. from 2007 to his death in 2014.
Born August 6th, 1951 in Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais.
Died October 20th, 2014 at 63 years old in Vnukovo International Airport (aviation accident). [ref]
Liam Davison
Australian author.
Born July 29th, 1957 in Melbourne.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 56 years old in Donetsk Oblast (aviation accident).
Joep Lange
Dutch clinical researcher specializing in hiv therapy.
Born September 25th, 1954 in Nieuwenhagen.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 59 years old in Hrabove (aviation accident). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)