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Dead at age 38
282 Notable deaths
Margit Kaffka
Hungarian writer (1880-1918).
Born June 10th, 1880 in Carei. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1918 at 38 years old in Budapest (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Attila Petschauer
Hungarian fencer (1904–1943).
Born December 14th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 38 years old in Davidovka concentration camp (hypothermia). [ref]
J. Slauerhoff
Dutch poet, writer and doctor (1898-1936).
Born September 15th, 1898 in Leeuwarden.
Died October 5th, 1936 at 38 years old in Hilversum (malaria).
Majid Musisi
Ugandan footballer (1967-2005).
Born September 15th, 1967 in Kampala.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 38 years old in Uganda (death from AIDS-related complications).
August Lösch
German economist (1906-1945).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Öhringen.
Died May 30th, 1945 at 38 years old in Ratzeburg (scarlet fever).
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Danish writer (1940-1979).
Born July 29th, 1940 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1979 at 38 years old in Stenderup. [ref]
Maurice Sachs
French writer (1906-1945).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Paris.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 38 years old in Neumünster.
Ricardo Güiraldes
Argentine writer (1886-1927).
Born February 13th, 1889 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1927 at 38 years old in Paris (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Michelle Suárez
Uruguayan activist, lawyer, politician and writer.
Born February 21st, 1984 in Salinas.
Died April 22nd, 2022 at 38 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Ann Christy
Belgian singer (1945–1984).
Born September 22nd, 1945 in Antwerp.
Died August 7th, 1984 at 38 years old in Meise (cervix uterine cancer).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi