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65 Notable deaths
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Georges Boillot
French racing driver.
Born August 3rd, 1884 in Valentigney. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1916 at 31 years old in Vadelaincourt (killed in action). [ref]
Ignacy Skorupka
Polish chaplain.
Born July 31st, 1893 in Warsaw.
Died August 14th, 1920 at 27 years old in Ossów (killed in action).
Hermann Recknagel
German general.
Born July 18th, 1892 in Hofgeismar.
Died January 23rd, 1945 at 52 years old in Piotrków Trybunalski (killed in action).
Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp
German flying ace.
Born April 24th, 1894 in Eckernförde.
Died January 6th, 1918 at 23 years old in Langemark-Poelkapelle (killed in action).
Murad Mirzayev
Azerbaijani military personnel.
Born March 31st, 1976 in Mughan Ganjali.
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 40 years old in Talish (killed in action).
Aleksander Waszkiewicz
Soviet general.
Born August 24th, 1901 in Białowieża.
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 43 years old in Saxony (killed in action).
Hunan Avetisyan
Hero of the soviet union.
Died September 16th, 1943 at 29 years old in Verkhnebakanskij Rajon (killed in action).
Lauri Koskela
Olympic wrestler.
Died August 3rd, 1944 at 37 years old in Baryshevo (killed in action).
Takeo Hirose
Japanese naval officer.
Born May 27th, 1868 in Taketa.
Died March 27th, 1904 at 35 years old in Lüshunkou District (killed in action).
Yelena Kolesova
Soviet soldier (1920-1942).
Born August 1st, 1920.
Died September 11th, 1942 at 22 years old in Vydryca (killed in action).
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