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14 Notable deaths
by syphilis
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
French painter and illustrator (1864–1901).
Born November 24th, 1864 in Albi. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1901 at 36 years old in Saint-André-du-Bois (syphilis). [ref]
Scott Joplin
American composer, musician, and pianist.
Born November 24th, 1868 in Texarkana. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1917 at 48 years old in New York City (syphilis). [ref]
Maupassant
French writer (1850-1893).
Born August 5th, 1850 in Tourville-sur-Arques. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1893 at 42 years old in Passy (syphilis). [ref]
Theo van Gogh
Dutch art dealer, brother of vincent (1857-1891).
Born May 1st, 1857 in Zundert. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1891 at 33 years old in Utrecht (syphilis). [ref]
Hannah Chaplin
Stage and musical actress.
Born August 6th, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1928 at 62 years old in Glendale (syphilis).
Frederick Delius
English composer.
Born January 29th, 1862 in Bradford. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1934 at 72 years old in Grez-sur-Loing (syphilis). [ref]
Charles Radbourn
Major league baseball player (1854-1897).
Born December 11th, 1854 in Rochester.
Died February 5th, 1897 at 42 years old in Bloomington (syphilis).
Mikhail Vrubel
Russian painter (1856-1910).
Born March 17th, 1856 in Omsk. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1910 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (syphilis). [ref]
Archduke Otto of Austria
Austrian archduke (1865-1906).
Born April 21st, 1865 in Graz.
Died November 1st, 1906 at 41 years old in Vienna (syphilis).
Georges Feydeau
French writer.
Born December 8th, 1862 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (syphilis). [ref]
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