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21 Notable deaths
by dysentery
Vincenzo Bellini
Italian opera composer (1801–1835).
Born November 3rd, 1801 in Catania.
Died September 23rd, 1835 at 33 years old in Puteaux (dysentery).
László Almásy
Hungarian desert explorer and aviator (1895-1951).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Bernstein im Burgenland.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 55 years old in Salzburg (dysentery).
Texas Guinan
American prohibition era saloon keeper and entrepreneur (1884-1933).
Born January 12th, 1884 in Waco.
Died November 5th, 1933 at 49 years old in Vancouver (dysentery).
Kārlis Ulmanis
Prime minister of latvia and agronomist (1877-1942).
Born September 4th, 1877 in Bērze.
Died September 20th, 1942 at 65 years old in Türkmenbaşy (dysentery).
George Smith
English assyriologist (1840–1876).
Born March 26th, 1840 in Chelsea.
Died August 19th, 1876 at 36 years old in Aleppo (dysentery).
Maurice Halbwachs
French sociologist (1877-1945), died in buchenwald concentration camp.
Born March 11th, 1877 in Reims.
Died March 16th, 1945 at 68 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (dysentery).
Rasoherina I of Madagascar
Queen of madagascar (1863-1868).
Born September 29th, 1814 in Merina Kingdom.
Died April 1st, 1868 at 53 years old in Antananarivo (dysentery).
Marian Smoluchowski
Polish physicist (1872–1917).
Born May 28th, 1872 in Vienna, Mödling, Vorderbrühl.
Died September 5th, 1917 at 45 years old in Kraków (dysentery).
Antônio Conselheiro
Brazilian preacher (1830-1897).
Born March 13th, 1830 in Quixeramobim.
Died September 22nd, 1897 at 67 years old in Canudos (dysentery).
Thomas Baines
British expedition artist (1820-1875).
Born November 27th, 1820 in King's Lynn.
Died May 8th, 1875 at 54 years old in Durban (dysentery).
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