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131 Notable deaths
by killed in action
Peter Strasser
German aviation leader.
Born April 1st, 1876 in Hanover.
Died August 5th, 1918 at 42 years old in Wells (killed in action).
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
Prime minister of east timor (1946-1978).
Born May 24th, 1946 in Bazartete administrative post.
Died December 31st, 1978 at 32 years old in Mindelo (killed in action).
Paul Nizan
French philosopher, politician, writer (1905-1940).
Born February 7th, 1905 in Tours. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1940 at 35 years old in Recques-sur-Hem (killed in action). [ref]
Martin Linge
Norwegian actor and military commander (1894-1941).
Born December 11th, 1894 in Norddal.
Died December 27th, 1941 at 47 years old in Måløy (killed in action).
Emil Lang
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born January 14th, 1909 in Fraunberg.
Died September 3rd, 1944 at 35 years old (killed in action).
Napoléon, Prince Imperial
French prince (1856-1879).
Born March 16th, 1856 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1879 at 23 years old in Zulu Kingdom (killed in action). [ref]
Gerhard Schmidhuber
German general.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Dresden.
Died February 11th, 1945 at 50 years old in Budapest (killed in action).
Yos Sudarso
Mid-20th-century indonesian naval officer.
Born November 24th, 1925 in Salatiga.
Died January 15th, 1962 at 36 years old in Arafura Sea (killed in action).
William Hawi
Lebanese politician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1976 at 67 years old in Beirut (killed in action).
Junichi Sasai
Japanese naval aviation officer.
Born February 13th, 1918 in Tokyo.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 24 years old in Henderson Field (killed in action).
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