Dead at age 39
416 Notable deaths
Martin Luther King Jr.
American baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old in St. Joseph's Hospital, Memphis (gunshot wound). [ref]
Malcolm X
American black rights activist (1925–1965).
Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Manhattan (gunshot wound).
Che Guevara
Argentine marxist revolutionary (1928–1967).
Born June 14th, 1928 in Rosario.
Died October 9th, 1967 at 39 years old in La Higuera (gunshot wound).
Anna Nicole Smith
American actress and television personality (1967–2007).
Born November 28th, 1967 in Houston.
Died February 8th, 2007 at 39 years old in Hollywood (combined drug intoxication). [ref]
Michelle Trachtenberg
American actress (1985–2025).
Born October 11th, 1985 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2025 at 39 years old in New York City (diabetes). [ref]
Swami Vivekananda
Indian hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902).
Born January 12th, 1863 in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre.
Died July 4th, 1902 at 39 years old in Belur (stroke).
Frédéric Chopin
Polish composer and pianist (1810–1849).
Born March 1st, 1810 in Żelazowa Wola. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1849 at 39 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Prince George, Duke of Kent
Royal navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the house of windsor.
Born December 20th, 1902 in York Cottage.
Died August 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in Caithness (August 1942 Dunbeath Air Crash).
Dennis Wilson
American musician (1944–1983).
Born December 4th, 1944 in Inglewood.
Died December 28th, 1983 at 39 years old in Marina del Rey (drowning).
Nathuram Godse
N.godse (1910-1949).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Baramati.
Died November 15th, 1949 at 39 years old in Ambala (hanging to death).
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold