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179 Notable deaths
by drug overdose
Sidney Fox
American actress.
Born December 10th, 1911 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1942 at 30 years old in Beverly Hills (drug overdose). [ref]
Vlatko Ilievski
Macedonian singer and actor (1985-2018).
Born July 2nd, 1985 in Skopje.
Died July 6th, 2018 at 33 years old in Skopje (drug overdose). [ref]
Arthur Adamov
Playwright (1908-1970).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
Phyllis Haver
Actress (1899-1960).
Born January 6th, 1899 in Douglass. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1960 at 61 years old in Canaan (drug overdose). [ref]
Ai Xia
Chinese silent film actor and screenwriter.
Born November 29th, 1912 in Tianjin.
Died February 15th, 1934 at 21 years old in Shanghai (drug overdose).
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Montpensier
French prince.
Born September 9th, 1884 in Château d'Eu.
Died January 30th, 1924 at 39 years old in Château de Randan (drug overdose).
Will Cuppy
American writer (1884-1949).
Born August 23rd, 1884 in Auburn. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1949 at 65 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Florbela Espanca
Portuguese poet.
Born December 8th, 1894 in Vila Viçosa. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1930 at 36 years old in Matosinhos (drug overdose). [ref]
Pierre Batcheff
French actor.
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Harbin. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1932 at 30 years old in Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Jacques Vaché
French poet.
Born September 7th, 1895 in Lorient. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1919 at 23 years old in Nantes (drug overdose). [ref]
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