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516 Notable deaths
by gunshot wound
Elena Ceaușescu
Romanian politician (1916–1989).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Petrești.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 70 years old in Târgoviște (gunshot wound).
Francisco Macías Nguema Biyoko
Equatoguinean politician, 1st and former president of equatorial guinea (1924-1979).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Mongomo.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 55 years old in Black Beach (gunshot wound).
Alexei Rykov
Premier of russia and the soviet union (1881-1938).
Born February 25th, 1881 in Saratov.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 57 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Alexander Kolchak
Russian admiral and military leader of the white movement (1874-1920).
Born November 16th, 1874 in Alexandrovskoye.
Died February 7th, 1920 at 45 years old in Irkutsk (gunshot wound).
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Former president of the democratic republic of the congo (1939-2001).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Likasi, Moba.
Died January 16th, 2001 at 61 years old in Kinshasa (gunshot wound).
George Moscone
American lawyer and 37th mayor of san francisco from 1976 to 1978.
Born November 24th, 1929 in San Francisco.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 49 years old in San Francisco (gunshot wound).
Friedrich Fromm
German general (1888–1945).
Born October 8th, 1888 in Charlottenburg.
Died March 12th, 1945 at 56 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (gunshot wound).
Park Chung-hee
3rd president of the republic of korea.
Born November 14th, 1917 in Gumi.
Died October 26th, 1979 at 61 years old in Jongno District (gunshot wound).
Patrick Pearse
Irish revolutionary, shot by the british army in 1916.
Born November 10th, 1879 in Dublin.
Died May 3rd, 1916 at 36 years old in Dublin (gunshot wound).
Jacqueline Roque
French model (1926-1986).
Born February 24th, 1926 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 15th, 1986 at 60 years old in Mougins (gunshot wound).
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