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395 Notable deaths
in Prague
Jiří Menzel
Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020).
Born February 23rd, 1938 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2020 at 82 years old in Prague (COVID-19). [ref]
Emanuel Moravec
Czech military officer, writer, and politician (1893-1945).
Born April 17th, 1893 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 52 years old in Prague (gunshot wound). [ref]
Rudolf Slánský
Czechoslovak politician (1901-1952).
Born July 31st, 1901 in Nezvěstice. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1952 at 51 years old in Prague (hanging to death). [ref]
Jan Werich
Czech actor, playwright and writer (1905–1980).
Born February 6th, 1905 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Jaroslav Seifert
Czechoslovak poet, nobel prize laureate (1901–1986).
Born September 23rd, 1901 in Žižkov. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1986 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Karel Janoušek
Czechoslovak army general (1893–1971).
Born October 30th, 1893 in Přerov. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1971 at 77 years old in Prague. [ref]
Božena Němcová
Czech writer (1820-1862).
Born February 4th, 1820 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1862 at 42 years old in Prague. [ref]
Richard Glazar
Czech-bon survivor of treblinka extermination camp (1920-1997).
Born November 29th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1997 at 77 years old in Prague (falling).
Jiří Trnka
Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969).
Born February 24th, 1912 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 57 years old in Prague. [ref]
Richard Réti
Czechoslovakian chess player (1889–1929).
Born May 28th, 1889 in Pezinok.
Died June 6th, 1929 at 40 years old in Prague (scarlet fever).
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