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10 Notable deaths
in Moscow
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born April 1st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Volodymyr Ivashko
Ukrainian politician (1932-1994).
Born October 28th, 1932 in Poltava.
Died November 13th, 1994 at 62 years old in Moscow (disease).
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet military commander (1895-1970).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Furmanivka.
Died March 31st, 1970 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Andrey Kolmogorov
Russian mathematician (1903–1987).
Born April 25th, 1903 in Tambov.
Died October 20th, 1987 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Dmitri Polyakov
Soviet major general, high-ranking gru officer, and prominent cold war spy.
Born July 6th, 1921 in Starobilsk.
Died March 15th, 1988 at 66 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Eduard Limonov
Russian writer (1943-2020).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Dzerzhinsk. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2020 at 76 years old in Moscow (surgical complications). [ref]
Babrak Karmal
3rd general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan (1929–1996).
Born January 6th, 1929 in Kabul.
Died December 3rd, 1996 at 67 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).
Song Hye-rim
North korean actress, mistress of kim jong-il.
Born January 24th, 1937 in Changnyeong County.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 65 years old in Moscow (breast 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).
Semyon Budyonny
Soviet marshal (1883-1973).
Born April 25th, 1883 in Budyonnovskaya.
Died October 26th, 1973 at 90 years old in Moscow.
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