Deaths in...
1,914 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Constantine Chernenko
General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1911-1985).
Born September 24th, 1911 in Bolshaya Tes.
Died March 10th, 1985 at 73 years old in Moscow (pulmonary emphysema, cardiac arrest).
Rudolf Abel
Soviet intelligence officer.
Born July 11th, 1903 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died November 15th, 1971 at 68 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Lev Yashin
Player for u.s.s.r (1929–1990).
Born October 22nd, 1929 in Moscow.
Died March 20th, 1990 at 60 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Soviet sniper.
Born July 12th, 1916 in Bila Tserkva.
Died October 27th, 1974 at 58 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Boris Shcherbina
Soviet politician (1919–1990), vice-chairman of the council of ministers.
Born October 5th, 1919 in Debaltseve.
Died August 22nd, 1990 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Sergei Prokofiev
Ukrainian & russian soviet pianist and composer (1891-1953).
Born April 23rd, 1891 in Sontsivka. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1953 at 61 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948).
Born January 23rd, 1898 in Riga.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 50 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Lev Vygotsky
Soviet psychologist.
Born November 17th, 1896 in Orsha.
Died July 11th, 1934 at 37 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Nikolai Yezhov
Nkvd director under joseph stalin (1895-1940).
Born May 1st, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 44 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 11 to 20 of 1914
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