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38 Notable deaths
by railway accident
Jessica Jacobs
Australian actress and singer (1990–2008).
Born November 14th, 1990 in Canberra.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 17 years old in Cheltenham (railway accident). [ref]
Attila József
Hungarian poet (1905–1937).
Born April 11th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died December 3rd, 1937 at 32 years old in Balatonszárszó (railway accident).
Sergei Kruglov
Soviet general and politician (1907-1977).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Zubtsov.
Died July 6th, 1977 at 69 years old in Pushkinsky Urban District (railway accident).
Zbigniew Cybulski
Polish actor (1927-1967).
Born November 3rd, 1927 in Kniazhe.
Died January 8th, 1967 at 39 years old in Wrocław (railway accident).
Ivan Aguéli
Sufi master and nationally recognized contemporary painter in sweden (1869-1917).
Born May 24th, 1869 in Sala Municipality.
Died October 1st, 1917 at 48 years old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (railway accident).
Victor Starffin
Japanese professional baseball player from russia (1916–1957).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Nizhny Tagil. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Setagaya (railway accident).
Jack Lovelock
New zealand athlete (1910-1949).
Born January 5th, 1910 in Crushington.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 39 years old in Church Avenue (railway accident).
Iveta Bartošová
Czech singer (1966–2014).
Born April 8th, 1966 in Čeladná, Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2014 at 48 years old in Uhříněves (railway accident). [ref]
Louis Agassiz Fuertes
United states ornithological artist (1874-1927).
Born February 7th, 1874 in Ithaca.
Died August 22nd, 1927 at 53 years old in Unadilla (railway accident).
Catulle Mendès
French poet and man of letters (1841–1909).
Born May 22nd, 1841 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1909 at 67 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (railway accident). [ref]
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