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10 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Pavel Batitsky
Soviet military leader, hero of the soviet union, marshal of the soviet union (1910-1984).
Born June 27th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Fanny Kaplan
Russian assassin (1890-1918).
Born February 10th, 1890 in Novichi.
Died September 3rd, 1918 at 28 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Jānis Timma
Latvian basketball player (1992–2024).
Born July 2nd, 1992 in Krāslava.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 32 years old in Moscow. [ref]
El Lissitzky
Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect (1890–1941).
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Pochinok.
Died December 30th, 1941 at 51 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Agostinho Neto
President of angola (1975-1979).
Born September 17th, 1922 in Ícolo e Bengo.
Died September 10th, 1979 at 56 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Sviatoslav Richter
Soviet pianist (1915-1997).
Born March 20th, 1915 in Zhytomyr.
Died August 1st, 1997 at 82 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Béla Kun
Hungarian communist revolutionary and politician, the de facto leader of the hungarian soviet republic in 1919, people's commissar of foreign affairs.
Born February 20th, 1886 in Cehu Silvaniei.
Died August 29th, 1938 at 52 years old in Moscow (execution).
Valery Sablin
Soviet naval captain (1939–1976).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 3rd, 1976 at 37 years old in Moscow.
Muslim Magomayev
Soviet-azerbaijani singer.
Born August 17th, 1942 in Baku.
Died October 25th, 2008 at 66 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vasily Grossman
Russian soviet writer and journalist (1905-1964).
Born December 12th, 1905 in Berdychiv.
Died September 14th, 1964 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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