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913 Notable deaths
 by gunshot wound

Henk Sneevliet

20th-century dutch communist politician (1883–1942).

Born May 13th, 1883 in Rotterdam.

Died April 13th, 1942 at 58 years old in Kamp Amersfoort (gunshot wound).

Derrick Plourde

American musician (1971–2005).

Born October 17th, 1971 in Goleta.

Died March 30th, 2005 at 33 years old (gunshot wound).

Eugen Leviné

Bavarian revolutionary, politician (kpd) and leader of the munich soviet republic (1883-1919).

Born May 23rd, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 5th, 1919 at 36 years old in Munich Prison (gunshot wound).

Kenji Hatanaka

Japanese military officer and conspirator (1912-1945).

Born March 28th, 1912 in Kyoto Prefecture.

Died August 15th, 1945 at 33 years old in Tokyo (gunshot wound).

Prince John Constantinovich of Russia

Russian prince (1886-1918).

Born July 5th, 1886 in Pavlovsk.

Died July 18th, 1918 at 32 years old in Alapayevsk (gunshot wound).

Slavko Kvaternik

Croatian soldier and politician (1878–1947).

Born August 25th, 1878 in Moravice.

Died June 13th, 1947 at 68 years old in Zagreb (gunshot wound).

Emanuel Moravec

Czech military officer, writer, and politician (1893-1945).

Born April 17th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]

Died May 5th, 1945 at 52 years old in Prague (gunshot wound). [ref]

Gabriel García Moreno

President of ecuador (1860-1865; 1869; 1869-1875).

Born December 24th, 1821 in Guayaquil.

Died August 6th, 1875 at 53 years old in Quito (gunshot wound).

Fred Akuffo

Soldier, politician, former chief of defence staff and head of state of ghana (1937-1979).

Born March 21st, 1937 in Akropong.

Died June 26th, 1979 at 42 years old in Accra (gunshot wound).

Robert Heinrich Wagner

German nazi politician (1895-1946).

Born October 13th, 1895 in Eberbach.

Died August 14th, 1946 at 50 years old in Strasbourg (gunshot wound).

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