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26 Notable deaths
by poison
Wallace Carothers
American organic chemist (1896–1937).
Born April 27th, 1896 in Burlington.
Died April 29th, 1937 at 41 years old in Wilmington (poison).
Hans-Adolf Prützmann
German general (1901-1945).
Born August 31st, 1901 in Tolkmicko.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 43 years old in Lüneburg (poison).
Yuri Shchekochikhin
Russian journalist (1950-2003).
Died July 3rd, 2003 at 53 years old in Moscow (poison).
Theodore Romzha
Blessed martyr, eparch of mukacheve (1911–1947).
Born April 14th, 1911 in Bocicoiu Mare. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1947 at 36 years old in Mukachevo (poison). [ref]
Félix-Roland Moumié
Cameroonian physician.
Born November 1st, 1925 in Foumban.
Died November 3rd, 1960 at 35 years old in Geneva (poison).
Hiệp Hòa
Vietnamese emperor (1847–1883).
Born November 1st, 1847 in Huế.
Died November 29th, 1883 at 36 years old in Huế (poison).
Nikolai Koltsov
Russian scientist (1872–1940).
Born July 15th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died December 2nd, 1940 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg (poison).
Walter Hasenclever
German poet and playwright (1890–1940).
Born July 8th, 1890 in Aachen.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 49 years old in Les Milles concentration camp (poison).
Vasily Lazarev
Soviet cosmonaut (1928–1990).
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Poroshino, Altai Krai.
Died December 31st, 1990 at 62 years old in Moscow (poison).
Géza Csáth
Hungarian writer, playwright, musician, music critic and psychiatrist (1887–1919).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Subotica. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1919 at 32 years old in Subotica (poison). [ref]
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