Deaths by...
30 Notable deaths
by blunt trauma
Joe Orton
English playwright and author.
Born January 1st, 1933 in Leicester. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1967 at 34 years old in Islington (blunt trauma). [ref]
Eugène Terre'Blanche
Afrikaner nationalist (1941–2010).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Ventersdorp.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Ventersdorp (blunt trauma). [ref]
Nodar Kumaritashvili
Georgian luge athlete (1988-2010).
Born November 25th, 1988 in Borjomi.
Died February 12th, 2010 at 21 years old in Whistler (blunt trauma). [ref]
Susan Cabot
American actress.
Born July 9th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1986 at 59 years old in Encino (blunt trauma). [ref]
Baruch Goldstein
American-israeli mass murderer (1956-1994).
Born December 9th, 1956 in Brooklyn.
Died February 25th, 1994 at 37 years old in Cavern of the Patriarchs (blunt trauma).
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya
Russian pair skater.
Born January 1st, 2000 in Moscow.
Died July 18th, 2020 at 20 years old in Moscow (blunt trauma). [ref]
Vlado Chernozemski
Bulgarian revolutionary.
Born October 19th, 1897 in Velingrad.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 36 years old in Marseille (blunt trauma).
Grigoris Lambrakis
Greek mp (1912-1963).
Born April 3rd, 1912 in Kerasitsa.
Died May 27th, 1963 at 51 years old in Thessaloniki (blunt trauma).
Walther Kadow
German murder victim (1900-1923).
Born January 29th, 1860 in Hagenow.
Died May 31st, 1923 at 63 years old in Parchim (blunt trauma).
Marc Blitzstein
American composer, lyricist, and librettist.
Born March 2nd, 1905 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1964 at 58 years old in Fort-de-France (blunt trauma). [ref]
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