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538 Notable deaths
by gunshot wound
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
German general.
Born September 13th, 1886 in Szubin.
Died August 27th, 1942 at 55 years old in Magdeburg (gunshot wound).
Ihor Kostenko
Ukrainian journalist and activist.
Born December 31st, 1991 in Zubrets.
Died February 20th, 2014 at 22 years old in Kyiv (gunshot wound).
Antanas Gustaitis
Lithuanian military officer (1898–1941).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Mariampolski County.
Died October 16th, 1941 at 43 years old in Butyrka prison (gunshot wound).
Gheorghe Alexianu
Politician (1897-1946).
Born January 1st, 1897 in Străoane.
Died June 1st, 1946 at 49 years old in Jilava (gunshot wound).
Michael Pfleghar
German film director (1933-1991).
Born March 20th, 1933 in Stuttgart.
Died June 23rd, 1991 at 58 years old in Düsseldorf (gunshot wound).
Dmitry Shuvayev
Russian general (1854-1937).
Born October 24th, 1854 in Ufa.
Died December 19th, 1937 at 83 years old in Lipetsk (gunshot wound).
Františka Plamínková
Czechoslovak politician, feminist and publicist (1875-1942).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1942 at 67 years old in Kobylisy Shooting Range (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sabiha Kasimati
Albanian biologist, dissident, and victim of the communist regime.
Born September 15th, 1912 in Edirne.
Died February 26th, 1951 at 38 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Francesc Sabaté Llopart
Spanish partisan (1915–1960).
Born March 30th, 1915 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Died January 5th, 1960 at 44 years old in Sant Celoni (gunshot wound).
Marytė Melnikaitė
Soviet partisan and heroine of the soviet union (1923-1943).
Born March 18th, 1923 in Zarasai.
Died July 13th, 1943 at 20 years old in Kaniūkai (gunshot wound).
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