Dead at age 38
348 Notable deaths
Kira Ivanova
Soviet figure skater (1963–2001).
Born January 10th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 2001 at 38 years old in Moscow.
Aleksis Kivi
National author of finland (1834–1872).
Born October 10th, 1834 in Palojoki. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1872 at 38 years old in Tuusula. [ref]
Vladislav Listyev
Russian journalist (1956-1995).
Born May 10th, 1956 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1995 at 38 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Lyudmila Zhivkova
Bulgarian minister (1942-1981).
Born July 26th, 1942 in Govedartsi.
Died July 21st, 1981 at 38 years old in Sofia (brain tumor).
Mikhail Skobelev
Russian general (1843–1882).
Born September 29th, 1843 in Peter and Paul Fortress.
Died July 8th, 1882 at 38 years old in Moscow (cardioplegia).
J. B. Lenoir
African american blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born March 5th, 1929 in Monticello.
Died April 29th, 1967 at 38 years old in Urbana (myocardial infarction).
Minako Honda
Japanese singer and actress (1967-2005).
Born July 31st, 1967 in Narimasu.
Died November 6th, 2005 at 38 years old in Minato (leukemia).
Ondrej Nepela
Slovak figure skater (1951–1989).
Born January 22nd, 1951 in Bratislava.
Died February 2nd, 1989 at 38 years old in Mannheim (death from AIDS-related complications, lymphoma).
Jean Behra
French racing driver (1921-1959).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Nice.
Died August 1st, 1959 at 38 years old in Berlin.
Eluana Englaro
Italian medical ethics case.
Born November 25th, 1970 in Lecco.
Died February 9th, 2009 at 38 years old in Udine (euthanasia). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel