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14 Notable deaths
in English Channel
Glenn Miller
American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Clarinda.
Died December 15th, 1944 at 40 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Emiliano Sala
Argentine association football player (1990-2019).
Born October 31st, 1990 in Cululú.
Died January 21st, 2019 at 28 years old in English Channel (aircraft crash). [ref]
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Junior officer in the united states navy and elder brother of john f. kennedy.
Died August 12th, 1944 at 29 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913).
Born March 18th, 1858 in Paris.
Died September 30th, 1913 at 55 years old in English Channel (drowning).
Lawrence Sperry
American aviation pioneer.
Born December 22nd, 1892 in Chicago.
Died December 23rd, 1923 at 31 years old in English Channel.
Aaron Aaronsohn
Jewish agronomist, botanist, and zionist activist (1876-1919).
Born May 21st, 1876 in Bacău. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1919 at 42 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Helmut Wick
German officer and fighter pilot in world war ii.
Born August 5th, 1915 in Mannheim.
Died November 28th, 1940 at 25 years old in English Channel.
Félix Gaillard
Prime minister of france (1919–1970).
Born November 5th, 1919 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1970 at 50 years old in English Channel (traffic collision). [ref]
Ladislav Troják
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1914-1948).
Died November 8th, 1948 at 34 years old in English Channel (aviation accident). [ref]
Gabriel Ferry
French writer (1809–1852).
Born November 29th, 1809 in Grenoble.
Died January 3rd, 1852 at 42 years old in English Channel.
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