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913 Notable deaths
 by gunshot wound

Benno Ohnesorg

West german university student killed on 2 june 1967 (1940–1967).

Born October 15th, 1940 in Hanover.

Died June 2nd, 1967 at 26 years old in West Berlin (gunshot wound).

Hisham al-Hashimi

Iraqi historian and researcher (1973–2020).

Born May 9th, 1973 in Baghdad.

Died July 6th, 2020 at 47 years old in Zayouna (gunshot wound). [ref]

Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński

Polish writer and translator (1874–1941).

Born December 21st, 1874 in Warsaw.

Died July 4th, 1941 at 66 years old in Lviv (gunshot wound).

Movses Silikyan

Armenian general.

Born September 14th, 1862 in Oghuz.

Died December 10th, 1937 at 75 years old in Yerevan (gunshot wound).

Ignatius Maloyan

Armenian catholic archbishop, martyr and saint.

Born April 15th, 1869 in Mardin.

Died June 11th, 1915 at 46 years old in Diyarbakır (gunshot wound).

Tomás Mejía

Mexican general (1820–1867).

Born September 17th, 1820 in Pinal de Amoles Municipality.

Died June 19th, 1867 at 46 years old in Santiago de Querétaro (gunshot wound).

Bronisław Pieracki

Officer of the polish army, polish politician (1895-1934).

Born May 28th, 1895 in Gorlice.

Died June 15th, 1934 at 39 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).

Razan al-Najjar

Palestinian nurse and activist.

Born September 13th, 1997 in Khan Yunis.

Died June 1st, 2018 at 20 years old in Khuza'a, Khan Yunis (gunshot wound). [ref]

Ramón Cáceres

President of the dominican republic (1866-1911).

Born December 15th, 1866 in Moca.

Died November 19th, 1911 at 44 years old in Santo Domingo (gunshot wound).

Gerhard Flesch

Nazi war criminal (1909-1948).

Born October 8th, 1909 in Poznań. [ref]

Died February 28th, 1948 at 38 years old in Trondheim (gunshot wound).

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