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30 Notable deaths
by typhoid fever
Arnold Bennett
English novelist.
Born May 27th, 1867 in Hanley, Burslem. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1931 at 63 years old in City of Westminster (typhoid fever). [ref]
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
American engineer (1859-1896).
Born February 14th, 1859 in Galesburg.
Died November 22nd, 1896 at 37 years old in Pittsburgh (typhoid fever).
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
Daughter of ernst-ludwig, last grand duke of hesse and by rhine, and princess victoria melita of saxe-coburg-gotha.
Born March 11th, 1895 in Darmstadt.
Died November 16th, 1903 at 8 years old in Skierniewice (typhoid fever).
Robert Desnos
French writer.
Born July 4th, 1910 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1945 at 34 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp, Terezín (typhoid fever). [ref]
Mary Kingsley
English ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer.
Born October 13th, 1862 in Islington. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1900 at 37 years old in Simon's Town (typhoid fever). [ref]
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
English cricketer (1867-1900).
Born April 14th, 1867 in Windsor Castle.
Died October 29th, 1900 at 33 years old in Pretoria (typhoid fever).
Vladimir Purishkevich
Russian politician (1870-1920).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Chișinău.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 49 years old in Novorossiysk (typhoid fever).
Naguib el-Rihani
Egyptian actor.
Born January 21st, 1889.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 60 years old in Alexandria (typhoid fever).
Raymond Radiguet
French writer.
Born June 18th, 1903 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1923 at 20 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]
John Taylor
Track and field athlete, first african american to win an olympic gold medal.
Born November 3rd, 1882 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 2nd, 1908 at 26 years old in Philadelphia (typhoid fever).
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