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117 Notable deaths
 by killed in action

Valeriy Chybineyev

Ukrainian military sniper.

Born March 3rd, 1988 in Berdiansk.

Died March 3rd, 2022 at 34 years old in Hostomel (killed in action). [ref]

Tom Phillips

British navy admiral (1888-1941).

Born February 19th, 1888 in Pendennis Castle.

Died December 10th, 1941 at 53 years old in Kuantan (killed in action).

Hossein Hamadani

Iranian general.

Born January 1st, 1955 in Hamadan.

Died October 7th, 2015 at 60 years old in Aleppo (killed in action). [ref]

Karol Świerczewski

Polish general (1897-1947).

Born February 22nd, 1897 in Warsaw.

Died March 28th, 1947 at 50 years old in Jabłonki (killed in action).

Jure Francetić

Croatian ustasha leader.

Born July 3rd, 1912 in Otočac.

Died December 28th, 1942 at 30 years old in Slunj (killed in action).

Adolphe Pégoud

French flying ace.

Born June 13th, 1889 in Montferrat. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1915 at 26 years old in Petit-Croix (killed in action). [ref]

Indra Lal Roy

British flying ace (1898-1918).

Born December 2nd, 1898 in Kolkata.

Died July 22nd, 1918 at 19 years old in Carvin (killed in action).

Yekaterina Budanova

Soviet fighter pilot (1916-1943).

Born December 6th, 1916 in Vyazemsky District.

Died July 19th, 1943 at 26 years old in Antratsyt (killed in action).

Ali Raymi

Boxing knockout artist.

Born December 7th, 1973 in Mecca.

Died May 23rd, 2015 at 41 years old in Sanaa (killed in action). [ref]

Mahir Çayan

Turkish marxist–leninist revolutionary (1945-1972).

Born March 15th, 1945 in Samsun.

Died March 30th, 1972 at 27 years old in Tokat Province (killed in action).

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