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667 Notable deaths
 in Munich

Gaito Gazdanov

Russian writer, radio liberty editor (1903–1971).

Born December 6th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died December 5th, 1971 at 67 years old in Munich (lung cancer).

Astrid Varnay

Swedish-born american opera singer of hungarian descent (1918–2006).

Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm.

Died September 4th, 2006 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]

Wilhelm Harster

German general (1904-1991).

Born July 21st, 1904.

Died December 25th, 1991 at 87 years old in Munich.

Prince Alfons of Bavaria

Member of the bavarian royal house of wittelsbach and a general of cavalry (1862-1933).

Born January 24th, 1862 in Munich. [ref]

Died January 8th, 1933 at 70 years old in Munich.

Walther Meissner

German physicist (1882–1974).

Born December 16th, 1882 in Berlin.

Died November 16th, 1974 at 91 years old in Munich.

Wilhelm Bauer

German engineer (1822–1875).

Born December 23rd, 1822 in Dillingen an der Donau.

Died June 20th, 1875 at 52 years old in Munich.

Oswald Lutz

German general (1876–1944).

Born November 6th, 1876 in Öhringen.

Died February 26th, 1944 at 67 years old in Munich.

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022).

Born November 23rd, 1938 in Munich.

Died January 10th, 2022 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]

Erich von Drygalski

German geographer (1865–1949).

Born February 9th, 1865 in Königsberg.

Died January 10th, 1949 at 83 years old in Munich.

David Mark Berger

Us-israeli weightlifter, victim of the 1972 olympic assassination attempt.

Born June 24th, 1944 in Shaker Heights.

Died September 6th, 1972 at 28 years old in Munich (smoke inhalation injury).

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