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85 Notable deaths
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Ulrich Grauert
German world war ii luftwaffe general and recipient of the knight's cross of the iron cross.
Born March 6th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died May 15th, 1941 at 52 years old in Saint-Omer (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).
Gustaf Munch-Petersen
Danish artist (1912-1938).
Born February 18th, 1912 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1938 at 26 years old in Battle of the Ebro (killed in action). [ref]
Yelena Kolesova
Soviet soldier (1920-1942).
Born August 1st, 1920.
Died September 11th, 1942 at 22 years old in Vydryca (killed in action).
Georg Dascher
German handball player (1911-1944).
Born June 27th, 1911 in Darmstadt.
Died November 25th, 1944 at 33 years old (killed in action).
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