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20 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]
Jan Palach
Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation in protest (1948–1969).
Born August 11th, 1948 in Všetaty, Londýnská. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1969 at 20 years old in Borůvkovo sanatorium (self-immolation).
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).
Alice Herz
American-based german activist.
Born May 25th, 1882 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1965 at 82 years old in Detroit (self-immolation). [ref]
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).
Jan Zajíc
Czechoslovak protester (1950–1969).
Born July 3rd, 1950 in Vítkov. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1969 at 18 years old in Prague (self-immolation). [ref]
Simone Mareuil
Actress (1903-1954).
Born August 25th, 1903 in Périgueux.
Died October 24th, 1954 at 51 years old in Périgueux (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]
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