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620 Notable deaths
in Saint Petersburg
Pafnuty Chebyshev
Russian mathematician (1821–1894).
Born May 16th, 1821 in Akatovo.
Died December 8th, 1894 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Yuri Knorozov
Soviet and russian mesoamericanist (1922-1999).
Born November 19th, 1922 in Kharkiv.
Died March 30th, 1999 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
John Hughes
Welsh businessman, founder of donetsk.
Born June 25th, 1815 in Merthyr Tydfil. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1889 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Mily Balakirev
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1837-1910).
Born January 2nd, 1837 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 29th, 1910 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Natalia Pushkina
Wife of russian poet alexander pushkin (1812–1863).
Born September 8th, 1812 in Karian Estate.
Died December 8th, 1863 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ivan Shishkin
Russian landscape painter (1832-1898).
Born January 25th, 1831 in Yelabuga.
Died March 20th, 1898 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alexander Friedmann
Russian mathematician (1888-1925).
Born June 16th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 16th, 1925 at 37 years old in Saint Petersburg (typhus).
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
Wife of grand duke constantine nikolaevich of russia (1830-1911).
Born July 8th, 1830 in Altenburg.
Died July 6th, 1911 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mariss Jansons
Latvian conductor (1943–2019).
Born January 14th, 1943 in Riga.
Died December 1st, 2019 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart disease). [ref]
Mikhail Gurevich
Soviet aircraft designer (1893–1976).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Rubanshchina.
Died November 25th, 1976 at 83 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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