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19 Notable deaths
 by influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic

Yakov Sverdlov

Soviet politician (1885-1919).

Born June 3rd, 1885 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died March 16th, 1919 at 33 years old in Moscow (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Louis Botha

South african general and politician (1862-1919).

Born September 27th, 1862 in Greytown.

Died August 27th, 1919 at 56 years old in Pretoria (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Horace Elgin Dodge

American businessman.

Born May 17th, 1868 in Niles.

Died December 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Palm Beach (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers

British occultist (1854-1918).

Born January 8th, 1854 in London.

Died November 5th, 1918 at 64 years old in Paris (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Randolph Bourne

American writer.

Born May 30th, 1886 in Bloomfield. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 1918 at 32 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

American composer (1884-1920).

Born September 17th, 1884 in Elmira.

Died April 8th, 1920 at 35 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Martin Sheridan

Athletics competitor.

Born March 28th, 1881 in Swinford.

Died March 27th, 1918 at 36 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Harold Gilman

English painter (1876-1919).

Born February 11th, 1876 in Somerset. [ref]

Died February 12th, 1919 at 43 years old in London (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]

Harold Lockwood

Actor (1887-1918).

Born April 12th, 1887 in Newark.

Died October 19th, 1918 at 31 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Felix Arndt

American pianist and composer.

Born May 20th, 1889 in New York City.

Died October 16th, 1918 at 29 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

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