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33 Notable deaths
by cyanide poisoning
Douglas Kelley
U.s. army officer, psychiatrist, criminoligist, professor, author (1912–1958).
Born August 11th, 1912 in Truckee.
Died January 1st, 1958 at 45 years old in Berkeley (cyanide poisoning).
Odilo Globočnik
Austrian-german ss officer, ss-group leader and lieutenant general of the police, temporary leader of operation reinhardt (1904–1945).
Born April 21st, 1904 in Trieste.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 41 years old in Paternion (cyanide poisoning).
Francis Parker Yockey
American writer (1917-1960).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died June 17th, 1960 at 42 years old in San Francisco (cyanide poisoning).
Pritilata Waddedar
British indian bengali woman freedom fighter (1911–1932).
Born May 5th, 1911 in Chittagong.
Died September 23rd, 1932 at 21 years old in Chittagong (cyanide poisoning).
Laura Marx
Daughter of karl marx (1845–1911).
Born September 26th, 1845 in Brussels.
Died November 25th, 1911 at 66 years old in Draveil (cyanide poisoning).
Ludwig Stumpfegger
Ss physician (1910-1945).
Born July 11th, 1910 in Munich.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 34 years old in Berlin (cyanide poisoning).
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (1878–1937).
Born December 31st, 1878 in Salto.
Died February 19th, 1937 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires (cyanide poisoning).
Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
German navy officer, u-boot commander, admiral in the kriegsmarine (1895-1945).
Born May 17th, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 50 years old in Flensburg (cyanide poisoning).
Richard Glücks
German general (1889-1945); ss-gruppenführer, head of the inspection of the concentration camps.
Born April 22nd, 1889 in Mönchengladbach.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 56 years old in Flensburg (cyanide poisoning).
Ramón Sampedro
Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998).
Born January 5th, 1943 in Porto do Son.
Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).
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