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Roald Dahl was three years old when his sister, Astri, died from appendicitis. A few weeks later, Dahl's father died from pneumonia.
Roald Dahl had three sisters, called Astri, Alfhild, and Else. When he was three years old, Astri died from appendicitis.

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Roald Dahl's sister, Astri, died from appendicitis when she was just seven years old. This tragic event had a significant impact on Dahl's life and writing, influencing many of the dark and emotional themes in his works.

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Roald Dahl's sister, Astri, died by catching measelswhcich devolped into appendictis, (inflammanation of the brain)
Roald Dahl's sister Astri died from appendicitus when she was seven.

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In February 1920 Roald Dahl's older sister Astri dies from an infection following a burst appendix, aged seven. Weeks later, Roald's father Harald dies of pneumonia at the age of 57. Roald describes his death in Boy, saying: "[Astri's] sudden death left him literally speechless for days afterward.

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Roald Dahl's mother, Sophie Dahl, died in 1967, when Roald was 51 years old.

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She was four and she died of measles. Then his dad died a month later.Soon,his elder sister died 3 weeks after his father died.

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Roald Dahl had four sisters. Their names were Astri, Alfhild, Else and Asta. Roald's oldest sister was Astri. Roald Dahl was the only boy in a family of girls (after his father died).

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In 1920, Roald Dahl's sister, Astri, died from appendicitis. Weeks later, Roald Dahl's father, Harald, died from pneumonia while on a fishing trip in the Anarctic.

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when did roald dahls sister Die

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1920 she had appendisitus and it was rould dahls fathers favourite

daughter!

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