Deaths in...
208 Notable deaths
in Cairo
René Guénon
French metaphysician (1886-1951).
Born November 15th, 1886 in Blois.
Died January 7th, 1951 at 64 years old in Cairo.
Hassan al-Banna
Egyptian islamist leader and politician (1906—1949).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Mahmoudiyah.
Died February 12th, 1949 at 42 years old in Cairo (gunshot wound).
Fuad I of Egypt
Egyptian former king and former sultan.
Born March 26th, 1868 in Cairo.
Died April 28th, 1936 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Aribert Heim
Austrian ss member and physician in mauthausen concentration camp (1914-1992).
Born June 28th, 1914 in Bad Radkersburg.
Died August 10th, 1992 at 78 years old in Cairo (colorectal cancer).
Günther Quandt
German businessman, nazi, important hitler supporter (1881-1954).
Born July 28th, 1881 in Pritzwalk.
Died December 30th, 1954 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Taha Hussein
Egyptian writer and literary critic (1889–1973).
Born November 14th, 1889 in Minya Governorate.
Died October 28th, 1973 at 83 years old in Cairo.
Mohamed Naguib
1st president of the republic of egypt (1901–1984).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Khartoum. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1984 at 83 years old in Cairo (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Oswald Chambers
British missionary (1874-1917).
Born July 24th, 1874 in Aberdeen.
Died November 15th, 1917 at 43 years old in Cairo (appendicitis).
Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne
British politician, businessman and army officer (1880-1944).
Born March 29th, 1880 in Dublin.
Died November 6th, 1944 at 64 years old in Cairo.
Abd el-Krim
War leader and president of the rif republic from 1921 to 1926.
Born January 12th, 1882 in Ajdir.
Died February 6th, 1963 at 81 years old in Cairo.
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