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148 Notable deaths
by aviation accident
Werner Haas
German motorcycle racer (1927-1956).
Born May 30th, 1927 in Augsburg.
Died November 13th, 1956 at 29 years old in Neuburg an der Donau (aviation accident).
José Carlos Schwarz
Guinea-bissauan musician.
Born December 6th, 1949 in Bissau.
Died May 27th, 1977 at 27 years old in Havana (aviation accident).
Zygmunt Puławski
Polish aerospace engineer.
Born October 24th, 1901 in Lublin.
Died March 21st, 1931 at 29 years old in Warsaw (aviation accident).
Gennady Churilov
Russian ice hockey player (1987-2011).
Born May 5th, 1987 in Magnitogorsk.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 24 years old in Tunoshna (aviation accident).
Emilio Zapico
Spanish racing driver.
Died August 6th, 1996 at 52 years old in Huete (aviation accident).
Ladislav Troják
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1914-1948).
Born June 15th, 1914 in Košice. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1948 at 34 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Guadalupe Larriva
Ecuadorian politician (1956-2007).
Born July 28th, 1956 in Cuenca.
Died January 24th, 2007 at 50 years old in Manta (aviation accident). [ref]
Alwyn Howard Gentry
American botanist (1945-1993).
Born January 6th, 1945 in Clay Center.
Died August 3rd, 1993 at 48 years old in Ecuador (aviation accident).
Jaroslav Jiřík
Czech ice hockey player (1939–2011).
Born December 10th, 1939 in Vojnův Městec. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2011 at 71 years old in Brno-Medlánky (aviation accident). [ref]
Aleksander Szczygło
Polish politician (1963-2010).
Born October 27th, 1963 in Jeziorany.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 46 years old in Smolensk (aviation accident).
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