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29 Notable deaths
by meningitis
Bobby Locke
South african golfer.
Born November 20th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died March 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Olga Syahputra
Indonesian actor and singer.
Born February 8th, 1983 in Jakarta.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 32 years old in Singapore (meningitis).
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
American politician.
Born November 16th, 1941 in Chatham Borough.
Died January 30th, 2023 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (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]
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]
Houshang Golshiri
Iranian writer.
Born March 16th, 1937 in Isfahan.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 63 years old in Tehran (meningitis). [ref]
Dennis Miller Bunker
American artist (1861-1890).
Born November 6th, 1861 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 1890 at 29 years old in Boston (meningitis).
Goyō Hashiguchi
Japanese artist (1880-1921).
Born December 21st, 1880 in Kagoshima.
Died February 24th, 1921 at 40 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (meningitis).
John Harron
American actor (1903-1939).
Born March 31st, 1903 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1939 at 36 years old in Seattle (meningitis).
Otto Nerz
German footballer.
Born October 21st, 1892 in Hechingen.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 56 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 7 (meningitis).
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