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Russian soviet writer and poet (1901–1981).
Born February 17th, 1901 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Russian politician (1879–1940).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 7th, 1940 at 61 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art (1871-1960).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1960 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ukranian chemist (1861–1953).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Tiraspol.
Died July 31st, 1953 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Soviet general.
Born July 30th, 1900 in Tyumen.
Died October 17th, 1977 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Russian anarchist theorist, activist and poet executed by the bolsheviks (1890–1921).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 1921 at 43 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Soviet politician, chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet (1888–1970).
Born May 19th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 24th, 1970 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Estonian revolutionary and military personnel (1887-1937).
Born August 3rd, 1887 in Haaslava Rural Municipality.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Russian politician (1891-1938).
Born October 26th, 1891 in Alexandrovsk.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Virologist (1914-1987).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Sviatohorivka.
Died July 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 651 to 660 of 1923
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