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322 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Brighton. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1898 at 25 years old in Menton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Nǃxau
Bush farmer, actor.
Born December 16th, 1944 in Tsumkwe.
Died July 5th, 2003 at 58 years old in Tsumkwe (tuberculosis).
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.
Born November 1st, 1871 in Newark.
Died June 5th, 1900 at 28 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis).
Christy Mathewson
American major league baseball player, manager (1880-1925).
Born August 12th, 1880 in Factoryville.
Died October 7th, 1925 at 45 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis).
Lu Xun
Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936).
Born September 25th, 1881 in Shaoxing.
Died October 19th, 1936 at 55 years old in Shanghai (tuberculosis).
Mabel Normand
American actress (1893–1930).
Born November 10th, 1892 in Staten Island. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1930 at 37 years old in Monrovia (tuberculosis). [ref]
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader, marshal of the people's republic of china (1898–1974).
Born October 24th, 1898 in Xiangtan County.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 76 years old in Beijing (tuberculosis).
Paul Laurence Dunbar
American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Born June 27th, 1872 in Dayton. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1906 at 33 years old in Dayton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gemma Galgani
Italian saint (1878-1903).
Born March 12th, 1878 in Capannori.
Died April 11th, 1903 at 25 years old in Lucca (tuberculosis).
Ritwik Ghatak
Indian bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Dhaka.
Died February 6th, 1976 at 50 years old in Kolkata (tuberculosis).
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