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84 Notable deaths
by falling from height
Nina Hamnett
Welsh painter (1890–1956).
Born February 14th, 1890 in Tenby.
Died December 16th, 1956 at 66 years old in London (falling from height).
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 (falling from height).
Paula Hawkins
American politician (1927–2009).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Winter Park (falling from height).
Adrianne Wadewitz
Academic and wikipedian.
Born January 6th, 1977 in Omaha. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2014 at 37 years old in Palm Springs (falling from height). [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 (falling from height).
V. Nanammal
India's oldest yoga teacher (1920-2019).
Born February 24th, 1920 in Coimbatore district. [ref]
Died October 26th, 2019 at 99 years old in Coimbatore (falling from height).
Dénes Kőnig
Hungarian mathematician (1884-1944).
Born September 21st, 1884 in Budapest.
Died October 19th, 1944 at 60 years old in Budapest (falling from height). [ref]
Priscilla Dean
American actress (1896–1987).
Born November 25th, 1896 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 91 years old in Leonia (falling from height).
Oded Schramm
Israeli mathematician (1961-2008).
Born December 10th, 1961 in Jerusalem.
Died September 1st, 2008 at 46 years old in Washington (falling from height). [ref]
Shangguan Yunzhu
Chinese actress (1920-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in Jiangyin.
Died November 23rd, 1968 at 48 years old in Shanghai (falling from height).
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