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332 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Earl Hooker
American chicago blues guitarist (1929–1970).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Clarksdale.
Died April 21st, 1970 at 41 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis).
Ramon Casas
Spanish artist (1866-1932).
Born January 4th, 1866 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1932 at 66 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis). [ref]
Otto Schmidt
Russian and soviet geophysicist and polar explorer (1891-1956).
Born September 30th, 1891 in Mogilev.
Died September 7th, 1956 at 64 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Laura Vicuña
Chilean child who was beatified by the catholic church (1891–1904).
Born April 5th, 1891 in Santiago.
Died January 22nd, 1904 at 12 years old in Junín de los Andes (tuberculosis).
Christian Morgenstern
German author (1871-1914).
Born May 6th, 1871 in Munich, Theresienstraße. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1914 at 42 years old in Merano (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gérard Encausse
Spanish-born french physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern martinist order (1865-1916).
Born July 13th, 1865 in A Coruña.
Died October 25th, 1916 at 51 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Vasily Kalinnikov
Russian composer (1866–1900).
Born January 13th, 1866 in Pervy Voin.
Died January 11th, 1901 at 34 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).
Vicente Aleixandre
Spanish poet.
Born April 26th, 1898 in Seville. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Madrid (tuberculosis). [ref]
Mustafa Kamil
Egyptian politician.
Born August 14th, 1874 in Cairo. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1908 at 33 years old in Egypt (tuberculosis). [ref]
Hanns Heinz Ewers
German actor and writer (1871–1943).
Born November 3rd, 1871 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 12th, 1943 at 71 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
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