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304 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Alfredo Catalani
Italian operatic composer (1854-1893).
Born June 19th, 1854 in Lucca. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1893 at 39 years old in Milan (tuberculosis). [ref]
Fumio Hayasaka
Japanese composer (1914-1955).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Sendai. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis). [ref]
Valentin Voloshinov
Russian linguist.
Born June 18th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 13th, 1936 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Chilean politician and president (1879-1941).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Pocuro.
Died November 25th, 1941 at 62 years old in Santiago (tuberculosis).
Dorothy Burgess
Film, stage actress.
Born March 4th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died August 21st, 1961 at 54 years old in Riverside (tuberculosis).
Anton de Kom
Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author.
Born February 22nd, 1898 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1945 at 47 years old in Stalag X-B (tuberculosis). [ref]
Kullervo Manner
Finnish politician (1880-1939).
Born October 12th, 1880 in Kokemäki.
Died January 15th, 1939 at 58 years old in Ukhta (tuberculosis).
Władysław Podkowiński
Polish artist (1866-1895).
Born February 4th, 1866 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1895 at 28 years old in Warsaw (tuberculosis). [ref]
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
Iranian poet and scholar (1886-1951).
Born November 7th, 1886 in Mashhad. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1951 at 64 years old in Tehran (tuberculosis). [ref]
Léon Boëllmann
French organist and composer.
Born September 25th, 1862 in Ensisheim. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1897 at 35 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
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