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153 Notable deaths
by aviation accident
Mohamed Amin
Kenyan photojournalist (1943–1996).
Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.
Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in Indian Ocean (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 novelist (1957–2014).
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]
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).
Alexander Galimov
Russian ice hockey player (1985–2011).
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 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 18th, 1919 at 36 years old in Le Crotoy (aviation accident).
Willem Witteveen
Dutch politician (1952–2014).
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.
Died October 1st, 1949 at 37 years old in Beverly Boulevard (aviation accident).
Laurence Owen
Figure skater (1944–1961).
Born May 9th, 1944 in Berkeley.
Died February 15th, 1961 at 16 years old in Brussels (aviation accident).
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