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29 Notable deaths
by cyanide poisoning
Fumimaro Konoe
Politician and former prime minister of japan (1891–1945).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died December 16th, 1945 at 54 years old in Tekigaisō Park (cyanide poisoning).
Robert Ritter von Greim
German field marshal.
Born June 22nd, 1892 in Bayreuth.
Died May 24th, 1945 at 52 years old in Salzburg (cyanide poisoning).
Odilo Globočnik
Ss officer (1904-1945).
Born April 21st, 1904 in Trieste.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 41 years old in Paternion (cyanide poisoning).
Pritilata Waddedar
Indian woman freedom fighter.
Born May 5th, 1911 in Chattogram.
Died September 23rd, 1932 at 21 years old in Chattogram (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 July 15th, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 49 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).
Adam Czerniaków
Polish politician (1880–1942).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1942 at 61 years old in Warsaw (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
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