Deaths in...
1,748 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Raoul Wallenberg
Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat and humanitarian (1912-1947).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Kappsta.
Died July 31st, 1952 at 39 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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
Russian artistic gymnast.
Born June 1st, 1960 in Moscow.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 46 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Oleg Penkovsky
British spy in the ussr.
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.
Born May 6th, 1953 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 11th, 1986 at 33 years old in Moscow (radiation syndrome).
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Russian politician and political activist.
Born April 25th, 1946 in Almaty.
Died April 6th, 2022 at 75 years old in Moscow (septic shock, COVID-19). [ref]
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Second wife of joseph stalin.
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Baku.
Died November 9th, 1932 at 31 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Konstantin Stanislavski
Russian and soviet actor and theatre director (1863-1938).
Born January 17th, 1863 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1938 at 75 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sergei Korolev
Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer (1907-1966).
Born January 12th, 1907 in Zhytomyr.
Died January 14th, 1966 at 59 years old in Moscow (cancer, neoplasm). [ref]
Mikhail Tal
Soviet-latvian chess player.
Born November 9th, 1936 in Riga.
Died June 28th, 1992 at 55 years old in Moscow (kidney failure).
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