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332 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Icelandic playwright.
Born June 19th, 1880 in Laxamýri.
Died August 31st, 1919 at 39 years old in Copenhagen (tuberculosis).
Albrecht Rodenbach
Poet, playwright and politician (1856–1880).
Born October 27th, 1856 in Roeselare.
Died June 23rd, 1880 at 23 years old in Roeselare (tuberculosis).
Hermanis Matisons
Latvian chess player (1894-1932).
Born December 28th, 1894 in Riga.
Died November 16th, 1932 at 37 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Georgi Vasilyev
Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1899–1946).
Born November 25th, 1899 in Vologda.
Died June 18th, 1946 at 46 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).
Vasily Timofeyevich Volsky
Soviet colonel general (1897－1946).
Born March 22nd, 1897 in Tula Oblast.
Died February 22nd, 1946 at 48 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
José María Usandizaga
Spanish composer (1887-1915).
Born March 31st, 1887 in San Sebastián.
Died October 5th, 1915 at 28 years old in San Sebastián (tuberculosis).
Maxence Van Der Meersch
French writer (1907-1951).
Born May 4th, 1907 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1951 at 43 years old in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (tuberculosis). [ref]
Félix Le Dantec
French biologist (1869-1917).
Born January 16th, 1869 in Plougastel-Daoulas.
Died June 7th, 1917 at 48 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Roman Steinberg
Estonian wrestler (1900–1939).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Massu Rural Municipality.
Died May 20th, 1939 at 39 years old in Tallinn (tuberculosis).
Jean-Joseph Carriès
French sculptor (1855–1894).
Born February 15th, 1855 in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1894 at 39 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
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