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1,329 Notable deaths
by pneumonia
Don Bradman
Australian cricketer (1908–2001).
Born August 27th, 1908 in Cootamundra.
Died February 25th, 2001 at 92 years old in Kensington Park (pneumonia).
Boris Karloff
British actor (1887–1969).
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Dulwich.
Died February 2nd, 1969 at 81 years old in Midhurst (pneumonia).
Wayne Rogers
American actor (1933–2015).
Born April 7th, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922).
Born July 10th, 1871 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1922 at 51 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Christian Brando
Son of actor marlon brando (1958–2008).
Born May 11th, 1958 in Los Angeles.
Died January 26th, 2008 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Blake Edwards
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010).
Born July 26th, 1922 in Tulsa.
Died December 15th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Dylan Thomas
Welsh poet and writer (1914–1953).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Swansea. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Stanislav Petrov
Officer of the soviet air defence forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
Born September 7th, 1939 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fryazino (pneumonia). [ref]
James Callaghan
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1912–2005).
Born March 27th, 1912 in Copnor.
Died March 26th, 2005 at 92 years old in East Sussex (pneumonia).
Dmitri Mendeleev
Russian chemist (1834–1907).
Born February 7th, 1834 in Tobolsk. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1907 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia). [ref]
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