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1,921 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Iosif Shklovsky
Soviet astronomer.
Born July 1st, 1916 in Hlukhiv.
Died March 3rd, 1985 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Yuli Daniel
Soviet writer and poet (1925-1988).
Born November 15th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died December 30th, 1988 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Felix Blumenfeld
Russian composer, pianist, conductor (1863-1931).
Born August 9th, 1863. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1931 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Leonid Filatov
Soviet and russian actor, director, poet, publicist (1946–2003).
Born December 24th, 1946 in Kazan.
Died October 26th, 2003 at 56 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Oleg Strizhenov
Soviet and russian actor (1929–2025).
Born August 10th, 1929 in Blagoveshchensk.
Died February 9th, 2025 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Valerian Zorin
Soviet diplomat (1902-1986).
Born January 14th, 1902 in Novocherkassk. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Valentina Grizodubova
Soviet aviator (1909-1993).
Born April 27th, 1909 in Kharkiv.
Died April 28th, 1993 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Yanka Kupala
Belarusian writer (1882-1942).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Viazynka. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1942 at 59 years old in Moscow (fall). [ref]
Lev Knipper
Russian composer and secret police agent (1898–1974).
Born December 3rd, 1898 in Tbilisi.
Died July 30th, 1974 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Nikolay Nosov
Soviet writer (1908–1976).
Born November 23rd, 1908 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1976 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 561 to 570 of 1921
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