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155 Notable deaths
by fall
Heinz Pagels
American physicist (1939-1988).
Born February 19th, 1939 in New York City.
Died July 23rd, 1988 at 49 years old in Pyramid Peak (fall).
Adrianne Wadewitz
Academic and wikipedian.
Born January 6th, 1977 in Omaha. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 37 years old in Palm Springs (fall). [ref]
V. Nanammal
India's oldest yoga teacher (1920-2019).
Born February 24th, 1920 in Coimbatore. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2019 at 99 years old in Coimbatore (fall).
Frank Kelso
American navy admiral.
Born July 11th, 1933 in Fayetteville.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Norfolk (fall). [ref]
Andrey Kivilev
Kazakh cyclist.
Born September 20th, 1973 in Taldykorgan.
Died March 12th, 2003 at 29 years old in Saint-Étienne (fall).
Joaquim Agostinho
Portuguese racing cyclist (1943-1984).
Born April 7th, 1943 in Torres Vedras.
Died May 10th, 1984 at 41 years old in Lisbon (fall).
Michael Rabin
American violinist (1936-1972).
Born May 2nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1972 at 35 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Pauline Lafont
Actress (1963-1988).
Born April 6th, 1963 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1988 at 25 years old in Gabriac (fall). [ref]
Ye Qun
Chinese political figure; wife of lin biao (1920-1971).
Born December 1st, 1920 in Beijing. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1971 at 50 years old in Öndörkhaan (fall).
Yanka Kupala
Belarusian writer (1882-1942).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Viazynka. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1942 at 59 years old in Moscow (fall). [ref]
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