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Youngest Dead Notables
83,061 Notable deaths
Heather O'Rourke
American actress (1975–1988).
Born December 27th, 1975 in San Diego.
Died February 1st, 1988 at 12 years old in San Diego (cardiac arrest).
Sadako Sasaki
Japanese origami artist.
Born January 7th, 1943 in Hiroshima. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1955 at 12 years old in Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital (lymphoid leukemia). [ref]
Hector Pieterson
South african activist.
Born August 19th, 1963 in Soweto.
Died June 16th, 1976 at 12 years old in Soweto (gunshot wound).
Nkosi Johnson
South african child aids activist (1989–2001).
Born February 4th, 1989 in South Africa.
Died June 1st, 2001 at 12 years old (death from AIDS-related complications).
Laura Vicuña
Chilean child who was beatified by the catholic church (1891–1904).
Born April 5th, 1891 in Santiago.
Died January 22nd, 1904 at 12 years old in Junín de los Andes (tuberculosis).
Omaira Sánchez Garzón
Volcano victim from colombia (1972–1985).
Born August 28th, 1972 in Armero.
Died November 16th, 1985 at 13 years old in Armero (volcanic eruption).
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
Last russian tsesarevich and heir apparent of the russian empire (1904–1918).
Born August 12th, 1904 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 13 years old in Ipatiev House (gunshot wound).
Samantha Smith
American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985).
Born June 29th, 1972 in Houlton.
Died August 25th, 1985 at 13 years old in Auburn (aircraft crash).
Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh
Iranian child soldier in the iran-iraq war (1967–1980).
Died November 10th, 1980 at 13 years old in Khorramshahr (hand grenade).
Eva Heyman
Holocaust victim.
Born February 13th, 1931 in Oradea.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 13 years old in Auschwitz.
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