Deaths by...
9 Notable deaths
by poisoning
Stefan Zweig
Austrian writer (1881-1942).
Born November 28th, 1881 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1942 at 60 years old in Petrópolis (poisoning). [ref]
Pyotr Wrangel
Russian army general (1878-1928).
Born August 27th, 1878 in Zarasai.
Died April 25th, 1928 at 49 years old in City of Brussels (poisoning).
Karl Haushofer
German philosopher (1869-1946).
Born August 27th, 1869 in Munich. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1946 at 76 years old in Pähl (poisoning). [ref]
Vitaly Churkin
Soviet and russian diplomat (1952-2017).
Born February 21st, 1952 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2017 at 64 years old in Manhattan (poisoning). [ref]
Friedrich Dollmann
German general.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died June 28th, 1944 at 62 years old in Le Mans (poisoning).
Otto Georg Thierack
German politician (1889-1946).
Born April 19th, 1889 in Wurzen.
Died November 22nd, 1946 at 57 years old in Paderborn, Sennelager, Civilian Internment Camp No. 7, Eselheide (poisoning).
Wilhelm Stekel
Austrian physician and psychologist (1868-1940).
Born March 18th, 1868 in Boiany. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1940 at 72 years old in London (poisoning).
Vladimir Gaćinović
Bosnian serb writer and revolutionary (1890-1917).
Born May 25th, 1890 in Kačanj.
Died August 11th, 1917 at 27 years old in Fribourg (poisoning).
Mykola Zarudnyi
Ukrainian/russian ornithologist.
Born October 7th, 1859 in Griakove.
Died March 17th, 1919 at 59 years old in Tashkent (poisoning).
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