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85 Notable deaths
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Sergey Markov
Russian general.
Born July 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg Governorate.
Died June 25th, 1918 at 39 years old in Stavropol Governorate (killed in action).
Henri Guillaumet
French aviator.
Born May 29th, 1902 in Bouy. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1940 at 38 years old in Mediterranean Sea (killed in action). [ref]
Tatul Krpeyan
Armenian hero (1965-1991).
Born April 21st, 1965 in Tatul.
Died April 30th, 1991 at 26 years old in Çaykənd (killed in action).
Nelson Stepanyan
Soviet aviator.
Born March 28th, 1913 in Shusha.
Died December 14th, 1944 at 31 years old in Liepāja (killed in action).
Vera Belik
Soviet air force navigator, heroine of the soviet union.
Born June 12th, 1921 in Okhrimivka, Yakymivka Raion.
Died August 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Zambrów (killed in action).
August Stramm
German poet.
Born July 29th, 1874 in Münster. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1915 at 41 years old in Kobryn (killed in action). [ref]
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).
Fritz Rumey
German flying ace (1891-1918).
Born March 3rd, 1891 in Königsberg.
Died September 27th, 1918 at 27 years old in Neuville-Saint-Rémy (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).
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