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10 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Belinda Lee
English actress (1935-1961).
Born June 15th, 1935 in Budleigh Salterton.
Died March 12th, 1961 at 25 years old in San Bernardino (traffic collision).
Don Budge
American tennis player (1915-2000).
Born June 13th, 1915 in Oakland.
Died January 26th, 2000 at 84 years old in Poughkeepsie (traffic collision).
Billy Stewart
American singer (1937–1970).
Born March 24th, 1937 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 17th, 1970 at 32 years old in Smithfield (traffic collision).
César Manrique
Spanish artist, sculptor, architect and nature activist (1919–1992).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Arrecife. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1992 at 73 years old in Arrecife (traffic collision). [ref]
Max von Laue
German physicist, nobel laureate and anti-nazi (1879–1960).
Born October 9th, 1879 in Koblenz.
Died April 24th, 1960 at 80 years old in West Berlin (traffic collision). [ref]
Coluche
French comedian and actor (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1986 at 41 years old in Opio (traffic collision). [ref]
Gordon S. Wood
American historian (1933–2026).
Born November 27th, 1933 in Concord. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2026 at 92 years old in Rhode Island Hospital (traffic collision). [ref]
Kazimierz Deyna
Polish footballer (1947–1989).
Born October 23rd, 1947 in Starogard Gdański.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 41 years old in San Diego (traffic collision). [ref]
Scott LaFaro
American bassist (1936–1961).
Born April 3rd, 1936 in Newark.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 25 years old in Flint (traffic collision).
DJ Arafat
Ivorian musician, singer and record producer (1986-2019).
Born January 26th, 1986 in Yopougon. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2019 at 33 years old in Abidjan (traffic collision). [ref]
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