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677 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Gonzalo Rodríguez Bongoll
Uruguayan racing driver.
Born January 22nd, 1972 in Montevideo.
Died September 11th, 1999 at 27 years old in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (traffic collision).
Mark Jones
English footballer, born 1933.
Born June 15th, 1933 in Barnsley.
Died February 6th, 1958 at 24 years old in Munich (traffic collision).
Larisa Shepitko
Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Born January 6th, 1938 in Bakhmut.
Died July 2nd, 1979 at 41 years old in Tver Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
Rino Gaetano
Italian recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born October 29th, 1950 in Crotone.
Died June 2nd, 1981 at 30 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Aristide Maillol
Sculptor from france (1861-1944).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Banyuls-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1944 at 82 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer (traffic collision). [ref]
Frankie Frisch
American baseball player and manager (1898–1973).
Born September 9th, 1898 in The Bronx.
Died March 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Wilmington (traffic collision).
Roy Campbell
South african poet (1901–1957).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Durban.
Died April 23rd, 1957 at 55 years old in Setúbal (traffic collision).
Otl Aicher
German graphic designer and typographer (1922-1991).
Born May 13th, 1922 in Ulm. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1991 at 69 years old in Günzburg (traffic collision). [ref]
Dimitrije Ljotić
Serbian fascist politician (1891-1945).
Born August 12th, 1891 in Belgrade.
Died April 22nd, 1945 at 53 years old in Ajdovščina Municipality (traffic collision).
Otto Abetz
Nazi germany's ambassador to vichy france during world war ii, convicted of war crimes (1903-1958).
Born May 26th, 1903 in Schwetzingen. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1958 at 54 years old in Langenfeld (traffic collision). [ref]
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