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304 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Yuly Martov
Russian politician (1873-1923).
Born November 24th, 1873 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1923 at 49 years old in Schömberg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Chick Webb
American musician.
Born February 10th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1939 at 30 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis). [ref]
Carl von Ossietzky
German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 nobel peace prize.
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1938 at 48 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis). [ref]
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Bosnian activist (1895-1916).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1916 at 20 years old in Terezín (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alfred Jarry
French writer.
Born October 8th, 1873 in Laval. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1907 at 34 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
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).
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]
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Hebrew grammarian, newspaper editor and zionist.
Born January 7th, 1858 in Łużki. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1922 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (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]
Georgi Plekhanov
Russian philosopher (1856–1918).
Born December 11th, 1856 in Gudalovka. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1918 at 61 years old in Zelenogorsk (tuberculosis). [ref]
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