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650 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Barack Obama Sr.
Economist, father of barack obama jr..
Born June 18th, 1936 in Nyang'oma Kogelo.
Died November 24th, 1982 at 46 years old in Nairobi (traffic collision).
Sam Kinison
American comedian (1953-1992).
Born December 8th, 1953 in Yakima.
Died April 10th, 1992 at 38 years old in Needles (traffic collision).
Marc Bolan
English guitarist and singer (1947–1977).
Born September 30th, 1947 in Stoke Newington. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1977 at 29 years old in Barnes (traffic collision). [ref]
Jack Johnson
American boxer.
Born March 31st, 1878 in Galveston. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1946 at 68 years old in Franklinton (traffic collision). [ref]
Bessie Smith
American blues singer.
Born April 15th, 1894 in Chattanooga. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1937 at 43 years old in Clarksdale (traffic collision). [ref]
Jose Antonio Reyes
Spanish footballer.
Born September 1st, 1983 in Utrera.
Died June 1st, 2019 at 35 years old in Alcalá de Guadaira (traffic collision). [ref]
Dražen Petrović
Croatian basketball player (1964-1993).
Born October 22nd, 1964 in Šibenik.
Died June 7th, 1993 at 28 years old in Denkendorf, Bavaria (traffic collision).
Bruce McLaren
New zealand racecar driver, designer and team owner (1937-1970).
Born August 30th, 1937 in Auckland.
Died June 2nd, 1970 at 32 years old in Goodwood Circuit (traffic collision).
Nujabes
Japanese musician.
Born February 7th, 1974 in Adachi-ku.
Died February 26th, 2010 at 36 years old in Shibuya-ku (traffic collision). [ref]
Harry Chapin
American musician.
Born December 7th, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died July 16th, 1981 at 38 years old in New York City (traffic collision).
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