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153 Notable deaths
by 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).
Edmond Thieffry
Belgian aviator (1892-1929).
Born September 28th, 1892 in Etterbeek.
Died April 11th, 1929 at 36 years old in Lake Tanganyika (aviation accident).
Susana Soca
Uruguayan poet (1906–1959).
Born July 19th, 1906 in Montevideo.
Died January 11th, 1959 at 52 years old in Rio de Janeiro (aviation accident).
Anatoly Serov
Soviet aviator (1910–1939).
Born March 20th, 1910 in Vorontsovka.
Died May 11th, 1939 at 29 years old in Rybnovsky District (aviation accident).
Karl Magnus Wegelius
Finnish gymnast and sport shooter (1884–1936).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Hattula.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 52 years old in London (aviation accident).
Karel Stibor
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1924-1948).
Born November 5th, 1924 in Prague.
Died November 8th, 1948 at 24 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
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