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371 Notable deaths
by gunshot wound
Mikhail Kirponos
Soviet general (1892-1941).
Born January 12th, 1892 in Vertiivka.
Died September 20th, 1941 at 49 years old (gunshot wound).
Erich Fellgiebel
German general (1886–1944).
Born October 4th, 1886 in Popowice.
Died September 4th, 1944 at 57 years old in Plötzensee Prison (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).
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).
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).
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).
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]
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