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131 Notable deaths
by aviation accident
Omar Torrijos
Panamanian líder de la revolución panameña(1929-1981).
Born February 13th, 1929 in Santiago de Veraguas.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 52 years old in Penonomé, Coclé (aviation accident).
Wiley Post
American aviator; first pilot to fly solo around the world.
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Van Zandt County.
Died August 15th, 1935 at 36 years old in Point Barrow (aviation accident).
Salem bin Laden
Saudi arabian businessman (1946-1988).
Born January 4th, 1946 in Jeddah.
Died May 29th, 1988 at 42 years old in San Antonio (aviation accident).
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general, posthume marshal of france.
Born November 22nd, 1902 in Belloy-Saint-Léonard. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1947 at 45 years old in Béchar (aviation accident). [ref]
Pavol Demitra
Slovak ice hockey center and olympian.
Born November 29th, 1974 in Dubnica nad Váhom.
Died September 7th, 2011 at 36 years old in Tunoshna (aviation accident).
Lothar von Richthofen
German flying ace (1894–1922).
Born September 27th, 1894 in Wrocław.
Died July 4th, 1922 at 27 years old in Fuhlsbüttel (aviation accident).
Robert Smithson
American sculptor and conceptual artist.
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Passaic. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1973 at 35 years old in Amarillo (aviation accident). [ref]
Marília Mendonça
Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Born July 22nd, 1995 in Cristianópolis. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2021 at 26 years old in Piedade de Caratinga (aviation accident). [ref]
José Sanjurjo
Spanish military officer (1872-1936).
Born March 18th, 1872 in Pamplona. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1936 at 64 years old in Estoril (aviation accident).
David Purley
British racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1945 in Bognor Regis.
Died July 2nd, 1985 at 40 years old in Bognor Regis (aviation accident).
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