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28 Notable deaths
by cyanide poisoning
Alan Turing
English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954).
Born June 23rd, 1912 in Maida Vale. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1954 at 41 years old in Wilmslow (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Heinrich Himmler
German nazi politician; leader of the german ss and main architect of the holocaust (1900-1945).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1945 at 44 years old in Lüneburg (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Eva Braun
Longtime companion and later wife of adolf hitler.
Born February 6th, 1912 in Munich.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 33 years old in Führerbunker (cyanide poisoning).
Hermann Göring
German nazi politician, military leader and convicted war criminal (1893–1946).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Rosenheim. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1946 at 53 years old in Nuremberg, Nuremberg Court Prison (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal of world war ii.
Born November 15th, 1891 in Heidenheim an der Brenz. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1944 at 52 years old in Herrlingen (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Magda Goebbels
German politician (1901-1945).
Born November 11th, 1901 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1945 at 43 years old in Berlin (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Martha Gellhorn
Journalist from the united states.
Born November 8th, 1908 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1998 at 89 years old in London (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Slobodan Praljak
Croatian politician and soldier (1945-2017).
Born January 2nd, 1945 in Čapljina.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 72 years old in The Hague (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Leonard Lake
American serial killer.
Born October 29th, 1945 in San Francisco.
Died June 6th, 1985 at 39 years old in South San Francisco (cyanide poisoning).
Fumimaro Konoe
Japanese politician (1891-1945).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Kōjimachi-ku. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 54 years old in Tekigaisō Park (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
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