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33 Notable deaths
by cyanide poisoning
Michele Sindona
Italian banker (1920–1986).
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 65 years old in Voghera (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]
Henry de Montherlant
French writer (1895–1972).
Born April 20th, 1895 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 1972 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cyanide poisoning).
Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo
Malagasy poet who is widely considered to be africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of madagascar. (1901–1937).
Born March 4th, 1903 in Antananarivo.
Died June 23rd, 1937 at 34 years old in Antananarivo (cyanide poisoning).
Masahiko Amakasu
Officer/imperial japanese army (1891-1945).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Yamagata Prefecture.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 54 years old in Changchun (cyanide poisoning).
Leopoldo Lugones
Argentine poet.
Born June 13th, 1874 in Villa de María del Río Seco.
Died February 18th, 1938 at 63 years old in Tigre (cyanide poisoning).
Viktor Meyer
German chemist (1848-1897).
Born September 8th, 1848 in Berlin.
Died August 8th, 1897 at 48 years old in Heidelberg (cyanide poisoning).
Itzhak Katzenelson
Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist, murdered in holocaust (1886-1944).
Born July 1st, 1886 in Kareličy.
Died May 1st, 1944 at 57 years old in Auschwitz (cyanide poisoning).
James Leonard Brierley Smith
South african ichthyologist (1897–1968).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 70 years old in Makhanda (cyanide poisoning).
Wilhelm Murr
German politician (1888-1945).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 56 years old in Egg (cyanide poisoning).
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