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304 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Thérèse of Lisieux
French discalced carmelite nun.
Born January 2nd, 1873 in Alençon.
Died September 30th, 1897 at 24 years old in Lisieux (tuberculosis).
Denholm Elliott
Actor (1922-1992).
Born May 31st, 1922 in Lexham Gardens. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1992 at 70 years old in Ibiza (tuberculosis). [ref]
Manuel L. Quezon
President of the philippines from 1935 to 1944.
Born August 19th, 1878 in Baler.
Died August 1st, 1944 at 65 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis). [ref]
Harilal Gandhi
Son of mahatma gandhi (1888-1948).
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Rajkot.
Died June 18th, 1948 at 59 years old in Mumbai (tuberculosis). [ref]
Lev Vygotsky
Soviet psychologist.
Born November 17th, 1896 in Orsha.
Died June 10th, 1934 at 37 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Simone Weil
French philosopher, christian mystic, writer and social activist.
Born February 3rd, 1909 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1943 at 34 years old in Ashford (tuberculosis). [ref]
Kamala Nehru
Indian independence activist.
Born August 1st, 1899 in Delhi.
Died February 28th, 1936 at 36 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Huliaipole.
Died July 25th, 1934 at 45 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Katherine Mansfield
New zealand author (1888–1923).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Wellington. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1923 at 34 years old in Fontainebleau (tuberculosis). [ref]
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist (1850-1896).
Born August 30th, 1850 in Bulakan.
Died July 4th, 1896 at 45 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis).
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