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12 Notable deaths
by self-immolation
Mohamed Bouazizi
Tunisian street vendor.
Born March 29th, 1984 in Sidi Bouzid.
Died January 4th, 2011 at 26 years old in Ben Arous (self-immolation). [ref]
Norman Morrison
American vietnam war self-immolator (1933-1965).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Erie.
Died November 2nd, 1965 at 31 years old in The Pentagon (self-immolation).
Ryszard Siwiec
Polish patriot (1909–1968).
Born March 7th, 1909 in Dębica.
Died September 12th, 1968 at 59 years old in Warsaw (self-immolation).
Romas Kalanta
Soviet dissident (1953–1972).
Born February 22nd, 1953 in Alytus.
Died May 15th, 1972 at 19 years old in Kaunas (self-immolation).
Sahar Khodayari
Iranian football fan.
Born January 3rd, 1990 in Salm, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
Died September 9th, 2019 at 29 years old in Tehran (self-immolation).
Irina Slavina
Russian journalist.
Born January 8th, 1973 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2020 at 47 years old in Nizhny Novgorod (self-immolation). [ref]
Homa Darabi
Iranian activist.
Born January 1st, 1940 in Tehran.
Died February 21st, 1994 at 54 years old in Tehran (self-immolation).
Cheng Nan-jung
Taiwanese publisher and activist (1947–1989).
Born September 12th, 1947 in Taipei.
Died April 7th, 1989 at 41 years old in Taipei (self-immolation).
Alfredo Ormando
Italian writer and gay rights activist (1958–1998).
Born December 15th, 1958 in San Cataldo.
Died January 24th, 1998 at 39 years old in Rome (self-immolation).
Vasyl Makukh
Ukrainian nationalist activist (1927-1968).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Kariv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1968 at 40 years old in Kyiv (self-immolation). [ref]
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