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328 Notable deaths
by ballistic trauma
Wolfgang Herrndorf
German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965–2013).
Born June 12th, 1965 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Nikolai Ruzsky
Russian general (1854-1918).
Born March 18th, 1854 in Russian Empire.
Died November 1st, 1918 at 64 years old in Pyatigorsk (ballistic trauma).
Ceferino Giménez Malla
Spanish romani catechist (1861-1936).
Born August 26th, 1861 in Fraga, Benavent de Segrià.
Died August 2nd, 1936 at 74 years old in Cemetery of the Diocesis of Barbastro (ballistic trauma).
Dagny Juel
Norwegian artists' model.
Born June 8th, 1867 in Kongsvinger. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1901 at 33 years old in Tbilisi (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Danuta Siedzikówna
Polish resistance fighter.
Born September 3rd, 1928 in Guszczewina.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 17 years old in Gdańsk (ballistic trauma).
Luis Emilio Recabarren
Chilean politician (1876-1924).
Born July 6th, 1876 in Valparaíso.
Died December 19th, 1924 at 48 years old in Santiago (ballistic trauma).
Georges Politzer
French philosopher, marxist theoretician and resistance member (1903-1942).
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Oradea. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1942 at 39 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Hisakazu Tanaka
Japanese general (1889-1947).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died March 27th, 1947 at 58 years old in Republic of China (ballistic trauma).
Mantas Kvedaravičius
Lithuanian director and filmmaker.
Born August 28th, 1976 in Biržai. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2022 at 45 years old in Mariupol (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Paul Drude
German physicist specializing in optics.
Born July 12th, 1863 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1906 at 42 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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