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761 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Louis Couturat
French logician, mathematician, philosopher and linguist (1868–1914).
Born January 17th, 1868 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 3rd, 1914 at 46 years old in Ris-Orangis (traffic collision).
Antanas Škėma
Lithuanian actor-writer.
Born November 29th, 1910 in Łódź.
Died August 11th, 1961 at 50 years old in Pennsylvania (traffic collision).
Rudolf von Bünau
German general and knight's cross recipients (1890–1962).
Born August 19th, 1890 in Stuttgart.
Died January 14th, 1962 at 71 years old in Kirchheim unter Teck (traffic collision).
Louis Neefs
Belgian singer and presenter (1937–1980).
Born August 8th, 1937 in Gierle.
Died December 25th, 1980 at 43 years old in Lier (traffic collision).
Kara Braxton
American basketball player.
Born February 18th, 1983 in Jackson.
Died February 21st, 2026 at 43 years old in Atlanta (traffic collision). [ref]
Charles de Tornaco
Racecar driver (1927-1953).
Born June 7th, 1927 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died September 18th, 1953 at 26 years old in Modena (traffic collision).
Salvatore Licitra
Italian operatic tenor (1968–2011).
Born August 10th, 1968 in Bern.
Died September 5th, 2011 at 43 years old in Catania (traffic collision). [ref]
Fernando Martín
Spanish basketball player (1962–1989).
Born March 25th, 1962 in Madrid.
Died December 3rd, 1989 at 27 years old in Madrid (traffic collision).
José González Ganoza
Peruvian footballer (1954-1987).
Born July 10th, 1954 in Lima. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1987 at 33 years old in Pacific Ocean (traffic collision). [ref]
Josef Fitzthum
German general (1896-1945).
Born September 14th, 1896 in Engelhartstetten.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 48 years old in Wiener Neudorf (traffic collision).
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