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34 Notable deaths
by meningitis
Voltairine de Cleyre
American anarchist writer and feminist.
Born November 17th, 1866 in Leslie.
Died June 20th, 1912 at 45 years old in Chicago (meningitis).
Pauline Musters
Shortest woman ever (1876–1895).
Born February 26th, 1876 in Ossendrecht.
Died March 1st, 1895 at 19 years old in New York City (meningitis).
Bobby Locke
South african golfer (1917–1987).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died March 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
American politician (1941–2023).
Born November 16th, 1941 in Chatham.
Died January 30th, 2023 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (meningitis). [ref]
Olga Syahputra
Indonesian actor and singer (1983–2015).
Born February 8th, 1983 in Jakarta.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 32 years old in Singapore (meningitis).
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
South african zulu poet, novelist, and educator (1906–1947).
Born January 6th, 1906 in KwaDukuza.
Died October 26th, 1947 at 41 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Robert Kramer
American actor and screenwriter (1939-1999).
Born June 22nd, 1939 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1999 at 60 years old in Upper Normandy (meningitis). [ref]
Srečko Kosovel
Slovene poet.
Born March 18th, 1904 in Sežana. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1926 at 22 years old in Tomaj (meningitis). [ref]
Goyō Hashiguchi
Japanese artist (1880-1921).
Born December 21st, 1880 in Kagoshima.
Died February 24th, 1921 at 40 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (meningitis).
Houshang Golshiri
Iranian writer.
Born March 16th, 1937 in Isfahan.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 63 years old in Tehran (meningitis).
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