Deaths by...
707 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
John Steiner
British actor (1941–2022).
Born January 7th, 1941 in Chester.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 81 years old in La Quinta (traffic collision). [ref]
Alexandros Panagoulis
Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).
Born July 2nd, 1939 in Glyfada.
Died May 1st, 1976 at 36 years old in Athens (traffic collision). [ref]
Arthur Guyton
American physiologist.
Born September 8th, 1919 in Oxford.
Died April 3rd, 2003 at 83 years old in Mississippi (traffic collision).
Georgi Asparuhov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-1971).
Died June 30th, 1971 at 28 years old in Sofia (traffic collision).
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
German army general.
Born June 12th, 1888 in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Died January 29th, 1971 at 82 years old in Bielefeld (traffic collision).
Steve Chiasson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born April 14th, 1967 in Barrie.
Died May 3rd, 1999 at 32 years old in Raleigh (traffic collision).
Ivan Hlinka
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1950-2004).
Born January 26th, 1950 in Most. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2004 at 54 years old in Karlovy Vary (traffic collision).
Besik Kudukhov
Olympic wrestler (1986-2013).
Born August 15th, 1986 in Tskhiloni.
Died December 29th, 2013 at 27 years old in Krasnodar Krai (traffic collision).
Beatrice Hsu
Taiwan actress (1978–2007).
Born November 13th, 1978 in Taipei.
Died January 28th, 2007 at 28 years old in Taichung (traffic collision). [ref]
Solomon Mikhoels
Yiddish theatre performer.
Born March 16th, 1890 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1948 at 57 years old in Minsk (traffic collision). [ref]
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