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913 Notable deaths
by gunshot wound
Itō Hirobumi
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th prime minister of japan (1841–1909).
Born October 16th, 1841 in Tsukari.
Died October 26th, 1909 at 68 years old in Harbin railway station (gunshot wound).
Pim Fortuyn
Dutch politician (1948–2002).
Born February 19th, 1948 in Velsen.
Died May 6th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hilversum (gunshot wound).
Ali Hassan Salameh
Palestinian leader (1941-1979).
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 37 years old in Beirut (gunshot wound).
Guy Debord
French marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker (1931–1994).
Born December 28th, 1931 in Paris.
Died November 30th, 1994 at 62 years old in Bellevue-la-Montagne (gunshot wound).
Mikhail Lermontov
Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841).
Born October 14th, 1814 in Moscow.
Died July 27th, 1841 at 26 years old in Pyatigorsk (gunshot wound).
Dave Schultz
American wrestler and murder victim (1959-1996).
Born June 6th, 1959 in Palo Alto.
Died January 26th, 1996 at 36 years old in Newtown Township (gunshot wound).
Víctor Jara
Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist (1932-1973).
Born September 28th, 1932 in Lonquén, San Ignacio.
Died September 16th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santiago commune, Santiago (gunshot wound). [ref]
Romain Gary
French writer and diplomat (1914–1980).
Born May 21st, 1914 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 66 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Gareth Jones
Welsh journalist (1905–1935).
Born August 14th, 1905 in Barry. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1935 at 29 years old in Jehol (gunshot wound). [ref]
Shireen Abu Akleh
Palestinian-american journalist (1971–2022).
Born April 3rd, 1971 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2022 at 51 years old in Jenin (gunshot wound). [ref]
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