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40 Notable deaths
by meningitis
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (meningitis). [ref]
Unity Mitford
English socialite best known as a devotee of adolf hitler.
Born August 8th, 1914 in London.
Died May 28th, 1948 at 33 years old in Òban (meningitis).
Dennis Edwards
American singer (1943-2018).
Born February 3rd, 1943 in Fairfield.
Died February 1st, 2018 at 74 years old in Chicago (meningitis). [ref]
Brook Benton
American singer (1931–1988).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Lugoff.
Died April 9th, 1988 at 56 years old in Queens (meningitis).
Julius Schreck
Nazi officer, first commander of the ss (1898-1936).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Munich.
Died May 16th, 1936 at 37 years old in Munich (meningitis).
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand duke of russia (1869–1870).
Born June 7th, 1869 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died May 2nd, 1870 at 0 years old in Saint Petersburg (meningitis).
Anthony Fokker
Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Blitar.
Died December 23rd, 1939 at 49 years old in New York City (meningitis).
Glenn Fredly
Indonesian singer and musician (1975–2020).
Born September 30th, 1975 in Jakarta.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 44 years old in Jakarta (meningitis). [ref]
Adele Bloch-Bauer
Model for gustav klimt and art collector (1881-1925).
Born August 9th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1925 at 43 years old in Vienna (meningitis).
Addie Joss
American baseball player (1880–1911).
Born April 12th, 1880 in Woodland.
Died April 14th, 1911 at 31 years old in Toledo (meningitis).
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner