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526 Notable deaths
 by gunshot wound

Salwan Momika

Iraqi refugee and critic of islam.

Born June 23rd, 1986 in Qaraqosh.

Died January 29th, 2025 at 38 years old in Hovsjö (gunshot wound). [ref]

Yang Kaihui

Wife of mao zedong (1901-1930).

Born November 6th, 1901 in Kaihui.

Died November 14th, 1930 at 29 years old in Changsha (gunshot wound).

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Iranian general and physicist (1961–2020).

Born March 21st, 1961 in Qom.

Died November 27th, 2020 at 59 years old in Absard (gunshot wound). [ref]

Ngo Dinh Nhu

Vietnamese archivist and politician (1910–1963).

Born October 7th, 1910 in Huế.

Died November 2nd, 1963 at 53 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (gunshot wound).

Andrei Karlov

Soviet and russian diplomat.

Born February 4th, 1954 in Moscow.

Died December 19th, 2016 at 62 years old in Çankaya district (gunshot wound). [ref]

Eddie Graham

American professional wrestler (1930–1985).

Born January 15th, 1930 in Chattanooga.

Died January 21st, 1985 at 55 years old in Tampa (gunshot wound).

Dora Carrington

British painter, photographer and decorative artist (1893–1932).

Born March 29th, 1893 in Hereford.

Died March 11th, 1932 at 38 years old in Newbury (gunshot wound).

Gaetano Reina

Sicilian-born american gangster and founder of the lucchese crime family in new york city.

Born September 27th, 1889 in Corleone.

Died February 26th, 1930 at 40 years old in The Bronx (gunshot wound).

Anastasio Somoza García

Former president of nicaragua (1896–1956).

Born February 1st, 1896 in San Marcos.

Died September 29th, 1956 at 60 years old in Ancón (gunshot wound).

Dan Burros

American neo-nazi (1937–1965).

Born March 5th, 1937 in The Bronx.

Died October 31st, 1965 at 28 years old in Reading (gunshot wound).

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