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417 Notable deaths
in Warsaw
Władysław Szpilman
(1911-2000) polish pianist, composer, holocaust survivor.
Born December 5th, 1911 in Sosnowiec.
Died July 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Warsaw.
Paul Erdős
Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996).
Born March 26th, 1913 in Budapest.
Died September 20th, 1996 at 83 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Irena Sendler
Polish resistance fighter and holocaust rescuer (1910-2008).
Born February 15th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 98 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Witold Pilecki
Polish underground resistance soldier, world war ii concentration camp resistance leader (1901-1948).
Born May 13th, 1901 in Vilnius, Olonets. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1948 at 47 years old in Warsaw (execution by shooting). [ref]
Zdzisław Beksiński
Polish artist (1929-2005).
Born February 24th, 1929 in Sanok. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Józef Piłsudski
Polish politician, first marshall, and prime minister (1867–1935).
Born December 5th, 1867 in Zalavas.
Died May 12th, 1935 at 67 years old in Warsaw (liver cancer).
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Polish film director and screenwriter (1941-1996).
Born June 27th, 1941 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1996 at 54 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrzej Żuławski
Polish film director (1940-2016).
Born November 22nd, 1940 in Lviv.
Died February 17th, 2016 at 75 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Polish military and political official, leader of poland from 1981 to 1989.
Born July 6th, 1923 in Kurów. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2014 at 90 years old in Warsaw (stroke). [ref]
Andrzej Wajda
Polish film director (1926–2016).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Suwałki.
Died October 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in Warsaw (respiratory failure). [ref]
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