Deaths in...
1,786 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Pavel Batitsky
Soviet military leader, hero of the soviet union, marshal of the soviet union (1910-1984).
Born June 27th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 17th, 1984 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Bogdanov
Physician, philosopher, writer, revolutionary (1873-1928).
Born August 22nd, 1873 in Sokółka.
Died April 7th, 1928 at 54 years old in Moscow (infectious disease).
Babrak Karmal
3rd general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born January 6th, 1929 in Kabul.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 67 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
Tigran Petrosian
Soviet armenian grandmaster and world chess champion.
Born June 17th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 55 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Yakov Sverdlov
Soviet politician (1885-1919).
Born June 3rd, 1885 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died March 16th, 1919 at 33 years old in Moscow (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Mstislav Rostropovich
Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Baku. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Demikhov
Soviet scientist (1916-1998).
Born July 18th, 1916 in Novonikolayevsky District.
Died November 22nd, 1998 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Mikhail Botvinnik
Soviet chess player.
Born August 17th, 1911 in Repino.
Died May 5th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Eduard Limonov
Russian writer (1943-2020).
Born February 2nd, 1943 in Dzerzhinsk. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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