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707 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Arthur Scherbius
German cryptographer (1878–1929).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died May 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Junior Durkin
Actor (1915–1935).
Born July 2nd, 1915 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1935 at 19 years old in San Diego (traffic collision).
Michael Ventris
British architect and linguist.
Born July 12th, 1922 in Wheathampstead. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1956 at 34 years old in London (traffic collision). [ref]
Billy Whelan
Irish association footballer (1935-1958).
Born April 1st, 1935 in Dublin.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 22 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Allan Simonsen
Danish racing driver.
Born July 5th, 1978 in Odense. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2013 at 34 years old in Le Mans (traffic collision). [ref]
Igor Kostin
Ukrainian photographer (1936–2015).
Born December 27th, 1936 in Chișinău.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 78 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Larisa Shepitko
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1938—1979).
Born January 6th, 1938 in Bakhmut.
Died July 2nd, 1979 at 41 years old in Tver Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
David Pegg
English footballer (1935-1958).
Born September 20th, 1935 in Highfields.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 22 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Cecilia
Spanish singer-songwriter (1948-1976).
Born October 11th, 1948 in El Pardo.
Died August 2nd, 1976 at 27 years old in Colinas de Trasmonte (traffic collision).
Ángel Nieto
Spanish motorcycle racer.
Born January 25th, 1947 in Zamora. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 70 years old in Ibiza (traffic collision). [ref]
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