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Dead at age 39

299 Notable deaths

Martin Luther King Jr.

American civil-rights activist and leader (1929–1968).

Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta. [ref]

Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old in Memphis (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965).

Born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha. [ref]

Died February 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Manhattan (shot to the chest). [ref]

Che Guevara

Argentine marxist revolutionary (1928–1967).

Born June 14th, 1928 in Rosario. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1967 at 39 years old in La Higuera (extra-judicial killing, ballistic trauma). [ref]

Anna Nicole Smith

American model, actress, and television personality (1967-2007).

Born November 28th, 1967 in Houston.

Died February 8th, 2007 at 39 years old in Hollywood (drug interaction). [ref]

Swami Vivekananda

Indian hindu monk and philosopher (1863-1902).

Born January 12th, 1863 in Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1902 at 39 years old in Belur (stroke). [ref]

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author.

Born July 24th, 1897 in Atchison County. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1937 at 39 years old in Pacific Ocean.

Prince George, Duke of Kent

Royal navy admiral (1902-1942).

Born December 20th, 1902 in York Cottage.

Died August 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in Caithness (August 1942 Dunbeath Air Crash).

Nathuram Godse

Assassin of mahatma gandhi (1910-1949).

Born May 19th, 1910 in Baramati.

Died November 15th, 1949 at 39 years old in Ambala (hanging).

Dennis Wilson

American musician (1944-1983).

Born December 4th, 1944 in Inglewood. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1983 at 39 years old in Marina del Rey (drowning). [ref]

Uday Hussein

Iraqi politician.

Born June 18th, 1964 in Tikrit.

Died July 22nd, 2003 at 39 years old in Mosul (killed in action).

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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman