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Deyhérassary André (b. 1912-09-10 / d. 1987-07-07)

Singer of "Maréchal, nous voilà !".

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Koestler Arthur. 1983-03-03

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Born 1905-09-05. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Suicide

In 1983, suffering from Parkinson's disease and leukemia, Koestler committed joint suicide with his third wife Cynthia by taking an overdose of drugs. He had long been an advocate of voluntary euthanasia, and in 1981 had become vice-president of EXIT (now the United Kingdom's Voluntary Euthanasia Society).

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