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40 Notable deaths
by meningitis
Houshang Golshiri
Iranian writer.
Born March 16th, 1937 in Isfahan.
Died June 5th, 2000 at 63 years old in Tehran (meningitis).
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).
Grand Duke Vyacheslav Constantinovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1862–1879).
Born July 13th, 1862 in Warsaw.
Died February 27th, 1879 at 16 years old in Saint Petersburg (meningitis).
Otto Nerz
German football player and coach (1892–1949).
Born October 21st, 1892 in Hechingen.
Died April 19th, 1949 at 56 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 7 (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).
Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German opera singer (1836-1865).
Born July 2nd, 1836 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 1865 at 29 years old in Dresden (meningitis).
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
Athletics competitor (1888-1913).
Born November 23rd, 1888 in Pylos.
Died March 8th, 1913 at 24 years old in Athens (meningitis).
Dmitry Furmanov
Russian writer (1891-1926).
Born November 7th, 1891 in Furmanov.
Died March 25th, 1926 at 34 years old in Moscow (meningitis).
Lajos Tihanyi
Hungarian painter (1885-1938).
Born October 19th, 1885 in Budapest.
Died June 11th, 1938 at 52 years old in Paris (meningitis).
Gabriel Tiacoh
Athletics competitor (1963–1992).
Born September 10th, 1963 in Abidjan.
Died April 2nd, 1992 at 28 years old in Atlanta (meningitis).
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