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2,147 Notable deaths
 in Moscow

Grigory Semyonov

Russian white cossack general (1890–1946).

Born September 25th, 1890 in Kuranzha.

Died August 30th, 1946 at 55 years old in Moscow (hanging to death).

Alexander Bek

Russian-soviet novelist and war correspondent (1902–1972).

Born January 3rd, 1903 in Saratov.

Died November 2nd, 1972 at 69 years old in Moscow.

Yury Dombrovsky

Soviet writer (1909-1978).

Born May 12th, 1909 in Moscow.

Died May 29th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow.

Grigory Baklanov

Soviet russian novelist and short story writer (1923–2009).

Born September 11th, 1923 in Voronezh.

Died December 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Sergey Ozhegov

Russian lexicographer (1900–1964).

Born September 22nd, 1900 in Kuvshinovo.

Died December 15th, 1964 at 64 years old in Moscow.

Konstantin Yeryomenko

Russian footballer (1970-2010).

Born August 5th, 1970 in Dnipro.

Died March 18th, 2010 at 39 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Vladimir Alatortsev

Soviet chess player (1909–1987).

Born May 14th, 1909 in Turki.

Died January 13th, 1987 at 77 years old in Moscow.

Natalia Shakhovskaya

Russian musician (1935–2017).

Born September 27th, 1935 in Moscow.

Died May 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Moscow.

Samvel Gasparov

Soviet film director (1938–2020).

Born June 7th, 1938 in Tbilisi.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]

Mikhail Simonov

Russian aircraft designer (1929-2011).

Born October 19th, 1929 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died March 4th, 2011 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]

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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde