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663 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
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]
Franz Bäke
German general.
Born February 28th, 1898 in Schwarzenfels.
Died December 12th, 1978 at 80 years old in Bochum (traffic collision).
Christian Weber
German ss general (1883-1945).
Born August 25th, 1883 in Polsingen.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 61 years old in Swabian Jura (traffic collision).
Peter Carl Goldmark
American inventor.
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 7th, 1977 at 71 years old in Port Chester (traffic collision).
Bob Berg
American musician (1951-2002).
Born April 7th, 1951 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2002 at 51 years old in Amagansett (traffic collision).
Jan Johansson
Swedish jazz pianist.
Born September 16th, 1931 in Söderhamn. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 37 years old in Stockholm (traffic collision). [ref]
Pappo
Argentine musician.
Born March 10th, 1950 in La Paternal, Buenos Aires.
Died February 25th, 2005 at 54 years old in Luján (traffic collision).
John Steiner
British actor.
Born January 7th, 1941 in Chester.
Died July 31st, 2022 at 81 years old in La Quinta (traffic collision). [ref]
Barbados Joe Walcott
British boxer (1873-1935).
Born March 13th, 1873 in British Guiana.
Died October 1st, 1935 at 62 years old in Massillon (traffic collision).
Dorothy Dell
American actress (1915-1934).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Hattiesburg.
Died June 8th, 1934 at 19 years old in Altadena (traffic collision).
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