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22 Notable deaths
 by stabbing

Sharon Tate

American actress and model (1943–1969).

Born January 24th, 1943 in Dallas. [ref]

Died August 9th, 1969 at 26 years old in 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles (stabbing). [ref]

Nicole Brown Simpson

Former wife of american football player o. j. simpson.

Born May 19th, 1959 in Frankfurt am Main.

Died June 12th, 1994 at 35 years old in Brentwood (stabbing).

Elliott Smith

American singer-songwriter (1969-2003).

Born August 6th, 1969 in Omaha. [ref]

Died October 21st, 2003 at 34 years old in Echo Park (stabbing). [ref]

Ron Goldman

American waiter and murder victim.

Born July 2nd, 1968 in Buffalo Grove.

Died June 12th, 1994 at 25 years old in Brentwood (stabbing).

Yukio Mishima

Japanese author (1925-1970).

Born January 14th, 1925 in Tokyo. [ref]

Died November 25th, 1970 at 45 years old in Tokyo (stabbing). [ref]

Robert Pickton

Canadian serial killer (1949–2024).

Born October 24th, 1949 in Port Coquitlam.

Died May 31st, 2024 at 74 years old in Quebec City (stabbing). [ref]

Gustav Wagner

Holocaust perpetrator (1911-1980).

Born July 18th, 1911 in Vienna.

Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in São Paulo (stabbing).

Paweł Adamowicz

Mayor of gdańsk (1998-2019).

Born November 2nd, 1965 in Gdańsk. [ref]

Died January 14th, 2019 at 53 years old in University Clinical Centre in Gdańsk (stabbing). [ref]

Hitoshi Igarashi

Japanese writer (1947-1991).

Born June 10th, 1947 in Niigata.

Died July 11th, 1991 at 44 years old in University of Tsukuba (stabbing).

Korechika Anami

Japanese general (1887–1945).

Born February 21st, 1887 in Taketa.

Died August 15th, 1945 at 58 years old in Tokyo (stabbing).

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