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10 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
David Halberstam
American writer, journalist, historian (1934–2007).
Born April 10th, 1934 in New York City.
Died April 23rd, 2007 at 73 years old in Menlo Park (traffic collision). [ref]
Mel Ott
American baseball player (1909–1958).
Born March 2nd, 1909 in Gretna.
Died November 21st, 1958 at 49 years old in New Orleans (traffic collision).
Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist (1868-1951).
Born December 5th, 1868 in Königsberg.
Died April 26th, 1951 at 82 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Sahib Singh Verma
Indian politician (1943-2007).
Born March 15th, 1943 in Delhi.
Died June 30th, 2007 at 64 years old in Rajasthan (traffic collision).
Phoebe Snetsinger
American birder (1931–1999).
Born June 9th, 1931 in Lake Zurich.
Died November 23rd, 1999 at 68 years old in Madagascar (traffic collision).
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general (1900–1982).
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
Harry Greb
American boxer (1894–1926).
Born June 6th, 1894 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 22nd, 1926 at 32 years old in Atlantic City (traffic collision).
Seymour Cray
Applied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer (1925–1996).
Born September 28th, 1925 in Chippewa Falls.
Died October 5th, 1996 at 71 years old in Colorado Springs (traffic collision).
Lei Feng
Chinese soldier and communist icon (1940–1962).
Born December 18th, 1940 in Wangcheng District.
Died August 15th, 1962 at 21 years old in Anshan (traffic collision).
Jaclyn Linetsky
Canadian actress (1986–2003).
Born January 8th, 1986 in Montreal.
Died September 8th, 2003 at 17 years old in Saint-Césaire (traffic collision).
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