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67 Notable deaths
by 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]
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).
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]
Mălina Olinescu
Romanian singer (1974-2011).
Born January 29th, 1974 in Bucharest.
Died December 12th, 2011 at 37 years old in Bucharest (falling from height). [ref]
Boris Kochno
Russian ballet dancer (1904–1990).
Born January 3rd, 1904 in Moscow.
Died December 8th, 1990 at 86 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (falling from height).
Giorgio Gaslini
Italian pianist, composer and conductor (1929–2014).
Born October 22nd, 1929 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2014 at 84 years old in Borgo Val di Taro (falling from height). [ref]
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