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4 Notable deaths
by tetanus
John Augustus Roebling
German-american engineer.
Born June 12th, 1806 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia.
Died July 22nd, 1869 at 63 years old in New York City (tetanus).
George Hogg
British adventurer.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Harpenden.
Died July 22nd, 1945 at 30 years old in Gansu (tetanus).
Fred Thomson
American actor (1890-1928).
Born February 26th, 1890 in Pasadena.
Died December 25th, 1928 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (tetanus).
Alberto Vojtěch Frič
Czech botanist, traveller, ethnographer, photographer and writer (1882–1944).
Born September 8th, 1882 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1944 at 62 years old in Libeň (tetanus). [ref]
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