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141 Notable deaths
 in Kraków

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Polish composer (1953—2024).

Born April 29th, 1953 in Konin.

Died May 21st, 2024 at 71 years old in Kraków (multiple system atrophy). [ref]

Roman Ingarden

Polish philosopher (1893–1970).

Born February 5th, 1893 in Kraków.

Died June 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Kraków.

Tadeusz Kantor

Polish artist (1915–1990).

Born April 6th, 1915 in Wielopole Skrzyńskie. [ref]

Died December 8th, 1990 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Adam Zagajewski

Polish poet (1945-2021).

Born June 21st, 1945 in Lviv.

Died March 21st, 2021 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Marek Grechuta

Polish singer and composer (1945-2006).

Born December 10th, 1945 in Zamość.

Died October 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Maurycy Gottlieb

Polish painter and student of jan matejko (1856-1879).

Born February 21st, 1856 in Drohobych. [ref]

Died July 17th, 1879 at 23 years old in Kraków (pharyngitis). [ref]

Marian Smoluchowski

Polish physicist (1872–1917).

Born May 28th, 1872 in Vienna, Mödling, Vorderbrühl.

Died September 5th, 1917 at 45 years old in Kraków (dysentery).

Wincenty Witos

Polish politician, three times the prime minister of poland.

Born January 22nd, 1874 in Wierzchosławice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

Died October 31st, 1945 at 71 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Ewa Demarczyk

Polish singer, actress (1941–2020).

Born January 16th, 1941 in Kraków.

Died August 14th, 2020 at 79 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Wojciech Kossak

Polish painter (1856–1942).

Born December 31st, 1857 in Paris.

Died July 29th, 1942 at 84 years old in Kraków.

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