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761 Notable deaths
by traffic collision
Helene Holzman
German artist (1891-1968).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Jena.
Died August 25th, 1968 at 76 years old in Giessen (traffic collision).
Oleksandr Beresch
Ukrainian gymnast (1977-2004).
Born October 12th, 1977 in Sokolohirsk.
Died February 29th, 2004 at 26 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Giancarlo Astrua
Italian road bicycle racer (1927–2010).
Born August 11th, 1927 in Graglia.
Died July 29th, 2010 at 82 years old in Biella (traffic collision).
Rita Trapanese
Italian figure skater (1951-2000).
Died August 10th, 2000 at 49 years old in Gattatico (traffic collision).
Otto Rothe
German equestrian.
Born November 6th, 1924.
Died January 9th, 1970 at 45 years old in Bad Reichenhall (traffic collision).
Brunello Spinelli
Italian water polo player (1939-2018).
Born May 26th, 1939 in Florence. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2018 at 78 years old in Florence (traffic collision). [ref]
Antoni Gelabert
Spanish road bicycle racer (1921–1956).
Born September 7th, 1921 in Santa Maria del Camí.
Died December 13th, 1956 at 35 years old in Palma (traffic collision).
Zoltán Nemere
Fencer (1942–2001).
Born April 20th, 1942 in Bokod.
Died May 6th, 2001 at 59 years old in Felgyő (traffic collision).
Ödön Tersztyánszky
Hungarian fencer (1890-1929).
Born March 6th, 1890 in Csákvár.
Died June 21st, 1929 at 39 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Vivi Laurent-Täckholm
Swedish botanist (1898-1978).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Danderyd Municipality. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1978 at 80 years old in S:t Görans church parish (traffic collision).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel