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55 Notable deaths
by typhoid fever
Robert Desnos
French writer.
Born July 4th, 1910 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 8th, 1945 at 34 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp (typhoid fever).
Mary Kingsley
British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900).
Born October 13th, 1862 in Islington.
Died June 3rd, 1900 at 37 years old in Cape Town (typhoid fever).
Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
Brazilian princess (1847-1871).
Born July 13th, 1847 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 7th, 1871 at 23 years old in Vienna (typhoid fever).
Nikolay Przhevalsky
Russian soldier, explorer, & geographer (1839-1888).
Born April 12th, 1839 in Kimborovo.
Died November 1st, 1888 at 49 years old in Karakol (typhoid fever).
Raymond Radiguet
French writer (1903–1923).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Died December 12th, 1923 at 20 years old in rue Piccini (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).
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).
Hakaru Hashimoto
Japanese physician and endocrinologist (1881–1934).
Died January 9th, 1934 at 52 years old in Mie Prefecture (typhoid fever).
Naguib el-Rihani
Egyptian actor.
Born January 21st, 1889 in Bab Elsheeriyya.
Died June 8th, 1949 at 60 years old in Alexandria (typhoid fever).
André Maginot
French minister of war (1922 - '24; 1929 - '32).
Born February 17th, 1877 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 7th, 1932 at 54 years old in Paris (typhoid fever).
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