Deaths in...
1,914 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Constantine Stanislavsky
Russian 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 Bulgakov
Russian-ukrainian author.
Born May 15th, 1891 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1940 at 48 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958–2006).
Born August 30th, 1958 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2006 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Boris Nemtsov
Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician (1959–2015).
Born October 9th, 1959 in Sochi.
Died February 27th, 2015 at 55 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov
Soviet wrestling coach (1962-2020).
Born December 10th, 1962 in Sildi.
Died July 3rd, 2020 at 57 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Bolshevik revolutionary and founder of the first soviet secret police organs (1877-1926).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Dzerzhinovo.
Died July 20th, 1926 at 48 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vasily Ignatenko
Soviet firefighter who responded to the chernobyl disaster.
Born March 13th, 1961 in Spiaryžža.
Died May 13th, 1986 at 25 years old in Moscow (radiation syndrome).
Lev Landau
Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968).
Born January 22nd, 1908 in Baku.
Died April 1st, 1968 at 60 years old in Moscow (intestinal disease). [ref]
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Soviet and polish military commander (1896-1968).
Born December 21st, 1896 in Cieliachany. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1968 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 1914
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