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84 Notable deaths
by falling from height
Clara Haskil
Romanian-swiss classical pianist (1895-1960).
Born January 7th, 1895 in Bucharest.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 65 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (falling from height).
Lawrence Tibbett
American opera singer (1896-1960).
Born November 16th, 1896 in Bakersfield.
Died July 15th, 1960 at 63 years old in Roosevelt Hospital (falling from height).
Jan Tříska
Czech actor (1936–2017).
Born November 4th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2017 at 80 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague (falling from height). [ref]
Saul Chaplin
American composer and musical director (1912-1997).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (falling from height).
Aleksey Batalov
Soviet and russian actor, file director and screenwriter (1928-2017).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Vladimir.
Died June 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Moscow (falling from height). [ref]
Ida Siekmann
First person to die at the berlin wall (1902–1961).
Born August 23rd, 1902 in Górki.
Died August 22nd, 1961 at 58 years old in West Berlin (falling from height).
Ferenc Bene
Hungarian footballer (1944–2006).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Balatonújlak.
Died February 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Budapest (falling from height). [ref]
Frank Kurtz
Diver and air force officer.
Born September 9th, 1911 in Davenport.
Died October 31st, 1996 at 85 years old in North Hollywood (falling from height).
David McReynolds
American activist (1929-2018).
Born October 25th, 1929 in Los Angeles.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 88 years old in New York City (falling from height).
Ola Brunkert
Swedish musician (1946-2008).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Örebro.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 61 years old in Artà (falling from height). [ref]
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