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605 Notable deaths
by ballistic trauma
Junior Seau
American football player (1969-2012).
Born January 19th, 1969 in San Diego. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2012 at 43 years old in Oceanside (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Charles Whitman
American mass murderer and spree killer; perpetrator of the university of texas tower shooting.
Born June 24th, 1941 in Lake Worth Beach.
Died August 1st, 1966 at 25 years old in Austin (ballistic trauma).
Young Dolph
American rapper (1985–2021).
Born July 27th, 1985 in Chicago. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 36 years old in Memphis (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Lee Thompson Young
American actor (1984-2013).
Born February 1st, 1984 in Columbia.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma).
Veerappan
Indian bandit who was charged allegedly for sandalwood smuggling (1952-2004).
Born January 18th, 1952 in Gopinatham.
Died October 18th, 2004 at 52 years old in Papparapatti (ballistic trauma).
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German army officer and aristocrat.
Born November 15th, 1907 in Jettingen-Scheppach. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1944 at 36 years old in Bendlerblock (ballistic trauma).
Rebecca Schaeffer
Actress (1967-1989).
Born November 6th, 1967 in Eugene.
Died July 18th, 1989 at 21 years old in Hollywood (ballistic trauma).
Takeoff
American rapper (1994–2022).
Born June 18th, 1994 in Lawrenceville. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2022 at 28 years old in Houston (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Brian Keith
Actor (1921-1997).
Born November 14th, 1921 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1997 at 75 years old in Malibu (ballistic trauma). [ref]
George Reeves
American actor.
Born January 5th, 1914 in Woolstock.
Died June 16th, 1959 at 45 years old in Benedict Canyon (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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