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10 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Vasily Degtyaryov
Russian and soviet weapons designer (1880-1949).
Born January 2nd, 1880 in Tula.
Died January 16th, 1949 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Yevgeny Khaldei
Soviet photographer (1917–1997).
Born March 23rd, 1916 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1997 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Oparin
Soviet biochemist (1894-1980).
Born March 2nd, 1894 in Uglich.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Surikov
Russian artist (1848-1916).
Born January 24th, 1848 in Krasnoyarsk. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1916 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alexander Poskrebyshev
Soviet politician (1891-1965).
Born August 7th, 1891.
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Yuri Nikulin
Soviet and russian actor and clown (1921-1997).
Born December 18th, 1921 in Demidov.
Died August 21st, 1997 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Igor Tamm
Russian physicist.
Born July 8th, 1895 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1971 at 75 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Valentin Glushko
Soviet rocket engineer (1908-1989).
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Odesa.
Died January 10th, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow (atherosclerosis).
Oleg Yankovsky
Soviet and russian actor (1944-2009).
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Karsakpay.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 65 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Vitaly Ginzburg
Russian physicist (1916–2009).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
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