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148 Notable deaths
by 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]
Barthélemy Boganda
1st prime minister of the central african republic autonomous territory (1910-1959).
Born April 4th, 1910 in Bobangui.
Died March 29th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bangui (aviation accident). [ref]
Alexander Galimov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born May 2nd, 1985 in Yaroslavl.
Died September 12th, 2011 at 26 years old in Moscow (aviation accident). [ref]
Raymonde de Laroche
French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot's licence.
Born August 22nd, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1919 at 36 years old in Le Crotoy (aviation accident). [ref]
Willem Witteveen
Dutch politician.
Born May 5th, 1952 in Rotterdam.
Died July 17th, 2014 at 62 years old in Hrabove (aviation accident).
Buddy Clark
American singer in the 1930s and 1940s.
Born July 26th, 1912 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1949 at 37 years old in Beverly Boulevard (aviation accident).
Francisco de Sá Carneiro
Portuguese politician (1934-1980).
Born July 19th, 1934 in Porto.
Died December 4th, 1980 at 46 years old in Camarate (aviation accident).
Ramón Franco Bahamonde
Spanish aviation pioneer (1896-1938).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1938 at 42 years old in Mediterranean Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Thierry Sabine
French racing driver.
Born June 13th, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 36 years old in Gourma-Rharous (aviation accident). [ref]
Aaron Aaronsohn
Jewish agronomist, botanist, and zionist activist (1876-1919).
Born May 21st, 1876 in Bacău. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1919 at 42 years old in Zikhron Ya'akov (aviation accident). [ref]
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