Deaths in...
395 Notable deaths
in Prague
Josef Masopust
Czech footballer (1931-2015).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Most.
Died June 29th, 2015 at 84 years old in Prague (disease).
Ernest Gellner
Czech anthropologist, philosopher and sociologist.
Born December 9th, 1925 in Montrouge.
Died November 5th, 1995 at 69 years old in Prague.
Bohumil Hrabal
Czech writer (1914–1997).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Brno-Židenice, Židenice. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1997 at 82 years old in Prague (falling from height). [ref]
Adolf Burger
Jewish slovak typographer, memoir writer, and holocaust survivor (1917–2016).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Veľká Lomnica. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2016 at 99 years old in Prague. [ref]
Andrea Absolonová
Czech pornographic actress and model (1976–2004).
Born December 26th, 1976 in Prague.
Died December 9th, 2004 at 27 years old in Prague (brain cancer). [ref]
Antonín Novotný
Czech politician (1904-1975).
Born December 10th, 1904 in Prague, Letňany. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1975 at 70 years old in Prague (cardiac arrest).
Věra Chytilová
Czech film director (1929–2014).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Kunčice. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2014 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ludvík Svoboda
Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Hroznatín. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1979 at 83 years old in Prague (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Libuše Šafránková
Czech actress (1953–2021).
Born June 7th, 1953 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2021 at 68 years old in Prague. [ref]
Miloš Jakeš
Czechoslovak politician (1922-2020).
Born August 12th, 1922 in České Chalupy. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2020 at 97 years old in Prague. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)