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314 Notable deaths
by tuberculosis
Miguel Hernández
Spanish poet (1910–1942).
Born October 30th, 1910 in Orihuela. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1942 at 31 years old in Alicante (tuberculosis).
Sakunosuke Oda
Japanese writer (1913–1947).
Born October 26th, 1913 in Osaka.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 33 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Józef Beck
Polish diplomat and military officer (1894-1944).
Born October 4th, 1894 in Warsaw.
Died June 5th, 1944 at 49 years old in Stănești (tuberculosis).
Lin Huiyin
Chinese architect and writer (1904-1955).
Born June 10th, 1904 in Hangzhou.
Died April 1st, 1955 at 50 years old in Beijing Tongren Hospital (tuberculosis).
Anton Arensky
Russian composer, pianist and professor of music.
Born August 11th, 1861 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died February 25th, 1906 at 44 years old in Zelenogorsk (tuberculosis). [ref]
Masaoka Shiki
Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in meiji period japan (1867-1902).
Born September 17th, 1867 in Matsuyama.
Died September 19th, 1902 at 35 years old in Negishi (tuberculosis).
Marie Bashkirtseva
Ukrainian-french artist.
Born November 24th, 1858 in Havrontsi.
Died October 31st, 1885 at 26 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Erwin Schulhoff
Czech composer and pianist (1894-1942).
Born June 8th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1942 at 48 years old in Wülzburg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Zoltan Korda
Film director, film producer.
Born June 3rd, 1895 in Túrkeve. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1961 at 66 years old in Hollywood (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ciprian Porumbescu
Romanian composer (1853-1883).
Born October 14th, 1853 in Shepit.
Died June 6th, 1883 at 29 years old in Ciprian Porumbescu (tuberculosis). [ref]
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