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761 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Édouard Joseph Dantan
French painter (1848–1897).
Born August 26th, 1848 in Paris.
Died July 7th, 1897 at 48 years old in Villerville (traffic collision).
Gustav Winckler
Danish singer-songwriter (1925-1979).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died January 20th, 1979 at 53 years old in Viborg (traffic collision).
Gennady Gagulia
Abkhazian politician (1948-2018).
Born January 4th, 1948 in Lykhny.
Died September 8th, 2018 at 70 years old in Myussera (traffic collision).
Walther Schroth
German general (1882–1944).
Born June 3rd, 1882 in Wińsko.
Died October 6th, 1944 at 62 years old in Bad Nauheim (traffic collision).
Marie-Victorin
Quebecois botanist (1885-1944).
Born April 3rd, 1885 in Kingsey Falls.
Died July 15th, 1944 at 59 years old in Saint-Hyacinthe (traffic collision).
Eric Namesnik
American swimmer (1970–2006).
Born August 7th, 1970 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 11th, 2006 at 35 years old in Ypsilanti (traffic collision).
Herbert-Ernst Vahl
German general (1896–1944).
Born October 9th, 1896 in Poznań.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 47 years old in Thessaloniki (traffic collision).
Willem van Otterloo
Dutch conductor and composer (1907–1978).
Born December 27th, 1907 in Winterswijk.
Died July 27th, 1978 at 70 years old in Melbourne (traffic collision).
Władysław Komar
Athletics competitor (1940-1998).
Born April 11th, 1940 in Kaunas.
Died August 17th, 1998 at 58 years old in Przybiernów (traffic collision).
George W. Hill
American film director and cinematographer (1895-1934).
Born April 25th, 1895 in Douglass.
Died August 10th, 1934 at 39 years old in Venice (traffic collision).
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