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322 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Carl von Ossietzky
German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 nobel peace prize (1889–1938).
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Hamburg.
Died May 4th, 1938 at 48 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer known for yodeling (1897–1933).
Born September 8th, 1897 in Meridian. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1933 at 35 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and zionist activist.
Born January 7th, 1858 in Lužki.
Died December 16th, 1922 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (tuberculosis).
Chick Webb
American musician (1905–1939).
Born February 10th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Karol Szymanowski
Polish composer (1882–1937).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Tymoshivka. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1937 at 54 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Claudia Jones
Trinidad & tobago-born black communist and political activist.
Born February 15th, 1915 in Port of Spain. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1964 at 49 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]
Lili Boulanger
French composer (1893-1918).
Born August 21st, 1893 in Paris. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1918 at 24 years old in Mézy-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alfred Jarry
French writer (1873–1907).
Born October 8th, 1873 in Laval.
Died November 1st, 1907 at 34 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Bosnian activist (1895-1916).
Born February 1st, 1895 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1916 at 20 years old in Terezín (tuberculosis). [ref]
General Soedirman
First commander-in-chief of the indonesian armed forces.
Born January 24th, 1916 in Purbalingga, Bantarbarang. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1950 at 34 years old in Magelang (tuberculosis). [ref]
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