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Dead at age 35

255 Notable deaths

Otto Rahn

German ss officer and writer (1904–1939).

Born February 18th, 1904 in Michelstadt. [ref]

Died March 14th, 1939 at 35 years old in Söll (hypothermia). [ref]

Joseph Siffert

Swiss racecar and motorcycle driver (1936-1971).

Born July 7th, 1936 in Fribourg.

Died October 24th, 1971 at 35 years old in Brands Hatch (smoke inhalation injury).

Saddam Kamel

Iraqi defector (1960-1996).

Born July 1st, 1960 in Iraq.

Died February 23rd, 1996 at 35 years old in Iraq.

Gordon Matta-Clark

American artist.

Born June 22nd, 1943 in New York City. [ref]

Died August 27th, 1978 at 35 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

David Marr

British neuroscientist and psychologist.

Born January 19th, 1945 in Woodford.

Died November 25th, 1980 at 35 years old in Cambridge (cancer).

Michael Kühnen

German neo-nazi leader (1955-1991).

Born June 21st, 1955 in Bonn.

Died April 25th, 1991 at 35 years old in Kassel (death from AIDS-related complications).

Patrick Dewaere

French actor (1947-1982).

Born January 26th, 1947 in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]

Died July 16th, 1982 at 35 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Robert Brasillach

French author, journalist, and nazi collaborator (1909-1945).

Born March 31st, 1909 in Perpignan. [ref]

Died February 6th, 1945 at 35 years old in Arcueil, Fort de Montrouge (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Vladislav Volkov

Soviet cosmonaut.

Born November 23rd, 1935 in Moscow.

Died June 30th, 1971 at 35 years old in Soyuz 11, low Earth orbit (hypoxia, decompression sickness).

José Carlos Mariátegui

Peruvian writer and academic (1894–1930).

Born June 14th, 1894 in Moquegua. [ref]

Died April 16th, 1930 at 35 years old in Lima. [ref]

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