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23 Notable deaths
by syphilis
Paul Gauguin
French painter and printmaker (1848–1903).
Born June 7th, 1848 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1903 at 54 years old in Atuona (syphilis).
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
French painter and illustrator (1864–1901).
Born November 24th, 1864 in Albi. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1901 at 36 years old in Château Malromé (syphilis). [ref]
Charles Baudelaire
French poet and critic (1821–1867).
Born April 9th, 1821 in Paris, former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1867 at 46 years old in Paris (syphilis). [ref]
Guy de Maupassant
French writer (1850-1893).
Born August 5th, 1850 in Tourville-sur-Arques.
Died July 6th, 1893 at 42 years old in Passy (syphilis).
Lord Randolph Churchill
British politician, father of winston churchill (1849-1895).
Born February 13th, 1849 in Blenheim Palace.
Died January 24th, 1895 at 45 years old in London (syphilis).
Theo Van Gogh
Dutch art dealer (1857–1891).
Born May 1st, 1857 in Zundert.
Died January 25th, 1891 at 33 years old in Utrecht (syphilis).
Hannah Chaplin
English stage and musical actress (1866–1928).
Born August 6th, 1865 in London. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1928 at 63 years old in Glendale (syphilis).
Frederick Delius
English composer (1862–1934).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Bradford.
Died June 10th, 1934 at 72 years old in Grez-sur-Loing (syphilis).
Alphonse Daudet
French novelist, playwright, and poet (1840–1897).
Died December 17th, 1897 at 57 years old in Paris (syphilis).
Mihály Munkácsy
Hungarian painter (1844-1900).
Born February 20th, 1844 in Mukachevo.
Died May 1st, 1900 at 56 years old in Endenich (syphilis).
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