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1,918 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Bluma Zeigarnik
Soviet psychologist.
Born November 9th, 1900 in Prienai. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1988 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Bekhterev
Russian neurologist.
Born February 1st, 1857 in Saralı.
Died December 24th, 1927 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Mark Bernes
Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Nizhyn.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Russian historian and activist (1927-2018).
Born July 20th, 1927 in Yevpatoria. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2018 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yakov Zeldovich
Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Minsk. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Tamara Press
Soviet track-and-field athlete.
Born May 10th, 1937 in Kharkiv.
Died April 26th, 2021 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Meliton Kantaria
Hero of the soviet union (1920-1993).
Born October 5th, 1920 in Jvari.
Died December 27th, 1993 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Shukhov
Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939).
Born August 28th, 1853 in Grayvoron. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1939 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky
Russian economist and politician (1886–1937).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Bolkhov.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 51 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Mikhail Kalatozov
Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Born December 28th, 1903 in Tbilisi.
Died March 27th, 1973 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 1918
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