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531 Notable deaths
by gunshot wound
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
Nazi leader (1884-1923).
Born January 21st, 1884 in Riga.
Died November 9th, 1923 at 39 years old in Munich (gunshot wound).
Cabu
French comic strip artist and caricaturist (1938-2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 76 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Draga Mašin
Queen of serbia (1861-1903).
Born September 23rd, 1864 in Gornji Milanovac. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1903 at 38 years old in Belgrade (gunshot wound). [ref]
Frank Churchill
American composer (1901-1942).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Rumford.
Died May 14th, 1942 at 40 years old in Castaic (gunshot wound).
Gustav Landauer
German anarchist, editor (1870-1919).
Born April 7th, 1870 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1919 at 49 years old in Munich Prison (gunshot wound). [ref]
Elvira Madigan
Tightrope walker and trick rider (1867–1889).
Born December 4th, 1867 in Flensburg.
Died July 19th, 1889 at 21 years old in Tåsinge (gunshot wound).
Walther Hewel
German diplomat (1904-1945).
Born January 2nd, 1904 in Cologne.
Died May 2nd, 1945 at 41 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Robert Archibald
Scottish basketball player (1980–2020).
Born March 29th, 1980 in Paisley.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 39 years old in Barrington (gunshot wound). [ref]
Tetsu Nakamura
Japanese-afghan physician (1946-2019).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Fukuoka.
Died December 4th, 2019 at 73 years old in Jalalabad (gunshot wound). [ref]
Éamonn Ceannt
Irish republican and 1916 easter rising leader (1881–1916).
Born September 21st, 1881 in Ballymoe.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
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