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2,148 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Nikolai Yezhov
Nkvd director under joseph stalin (1895-1940).
Died February 4th, 1940 at 44 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Boris Spassky
Russian chess player (1937–2025).
Born January 30th, 1937 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 27th, 2025 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Elena Mukhina
Soviet artistic gymnast (1960–2006).
Born June 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Second wife of joseph stalin.
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Baku.
Died November 9th, 1932 at 31 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Oleg Penkovsky
British spy in the ussr (1919–1963).
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Vladikavkaz.
Died May 16th, 1963 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Akimov
Soviet engineer and shift supervisor during the events of the chernobyl disaster (1953–1986).
Born May 6th, 1953 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 11th, 1986 at 33 years old in Moscow (radiation syndrome).
Mikhail Tal
Soviet-latvian chess player (1936-1992).
Born November 9th, 1936 in Riga.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 55 years old in Moscow (kidney failure).
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russian politician (1946–2022).
Born April 25th, 1946 in Almaty.
Died April 6th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (COVID-19, pulmonary edema, septic shock). [ref]
Guy Burgess
British-born radio producer, intelligence and foreign office officer and double agent.
Born April 16th, 1911 in Devonport.
Died August 30th, 1963 at 52 years old in Moscow (liver disease).
Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist (1921–1989).
Born May 21st, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1989 at 68 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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