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531 Notable deaths
by gunshot wound
Mehmet Shehu
Prime minister of albania (1913-1981).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Çorrush.
Died December 17th, 1981 at 68 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Lampião
Brazilian bandit leader (1897-1938).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Serra Talhada.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 38 years old (gunshot wound).
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
German resistance member (1905-1944).
Born March 25th, 1905 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 39 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Don "Red" Barry
American actor (1912-1980).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Houston.
Died July 17th, 1980 at 68 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Maria Spiridonova
Russian terrorist and politician (1884-1941).
Born October 28th, 1884 in Tambov.
Died September 11th, 1941 at 56 years old in Oryol (gunshot wound).
Robert Brasillach
French author and journalist (1909–1945).
Born March 31st, 1909 in Perpignan.
Died February 6th, 1945 at 35 years old in Fort de Montrouge (gunshot wound).
Richard Thomalla
Ss officer (1903-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Sowin, Opole Voivodeship.
Died May 12th, 1945 at 41 years old in Jičín (gunshot wound).
Gabriel Narutowicz
Polish politician (1865-1922).
Born March 17th, 1865 in Telšiai.
Died December 16th, 1922 at 57 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Morteza Motahhari
Iranian politician (1919-1979).
Born January 31st, 1919 in Fariman. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1979 at 60 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound). [ref]
Carlos Marighella
Brazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter (1911–1969).
Born December 5th, 1911 in Salvador.
Died November 4th, 1969 at 57 years old in São Paulo (gunshot wound).
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