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395 Notable deaths
 in Prague

Gerhard Gentzen

German mathematician (1909-1945).

Born November 24th, 1909 in Greifswald.

Died August 4th, 1945 at 35 years old in Prague.

Zdeněk Koubek

Transgender czech athlete (1913-1986).

Born December 8th, 1913 in Paskov.

Died June 12th, 1986 at 72 years old in Prague.

Jaroslav Heyrovský

Czech chemist (1890-1967).

Born December 20th, 1890 in Prague. [ref]

Died March 27th, 1967 at 76 years old in Prague.

Antonín Zápotocký

Czech politician (1884–1957).

Born December 19th, 1884 in Zákolany.

Died November 13th, 1957 at 72 years old in Prague.

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress (1940–2026).

Born January 20th, 1940 in Prague.

Died February 6th, 2026 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]

Jan Zajíc

Czechoslovak protester (1950–1969).

Born July 3rd, 1950 in Vítkov. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1969 at 18 years old in Prague (self-immolation). [ref]

Eliška Junková

Czech racing driver (1900–1994).

Born November 16th, 1900 in Olomouc. [ref]

Died January 5th, 1994 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]

František Plánička

Czech association football player (1904-1996).

Born June 2nd, 1904 in Prague.

Died July 20th, 1996 at 92 years old in Prague.

Olga Havlová

Czech first wife of the czech republic (1933-1996).

Born July 11th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]

Died January 27th, 1996 at 62 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]

Karel Havlíček Borovský

Czech journalist and writer (1821–1856).

Born October 31st, 1821 in Havlíčkova Borová. [ref]

Died July 29th, 1856 at 34 years old in Prague (tuberculosis). [ref]

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