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23 Notable deaths
by syphilis
Alfred de Musset
French writer (1810–1857).
Born December 11th, 1810 in Paris.
Died May 2nd, 1857 at 46 years old in Paris (syphilis).
Charles Radbourn
Major league baseball player (1854–1897).
Born December 11th, 1854 in Rochester.
Died February 5th, 1897 at 42 years old in Bloomington (syphilis).
Mikhail Vrubel
Russian painter (1856-1910).
Born March 17th, 1856 in Omsk.
Died April 14th, 1910 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (syphilis).
Georges Feydeau
French writer (1862–1921).
Born December 8th, 1862 in rue de Clichy. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (syphilis).
Emmanuel Chabrier
French romantic composer and pianist.
Born January 18th, 1841 in Ambert. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1894 at 53 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (syphilis). [ref]
Archduke Otto of Austria
Austrian archduke (1865-1906).
Born April 21st, 1865 in Graz.
Died November 1st, 1906 at 41 years old in Vienna (syphilis).
Mizzi Kaspar
Austrian actress and mistress of crown prince rudolf (1864–1907).
Born September 28th, 1864 in Graz.
Died January 29th, 1907 at 42 years old in Vienna (syphilis).
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
American chess player (1872-1906).
Born December 5th, 1872 in Somerville.
Died June 17th, 1906 at 33 years old in Philadelphia (syphilis).
Charles Conder
Australian painter, lithographer and fan-designer (1868-1909).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Tottenham.
Died February 9th, 1909 at 40 years old in London (syphilis).
Manilal Dwivedi
Indian gujarati-language writer and philosopher (1858–1898).
Born September 26th, 1858 in Nadiad. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1898 at 40 years old in Nadiad (syphilis). [ref]
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