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Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
Mark Sykes
British politician, diplomatic advisor, and traveller (1879-1919).
Born March 16th, 1879 in London.
Died February 16th, 1919 at 39 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic, cyanosis).
Kurt Gerstein
Ss officer; aid to nazi resistance.
Born August 11th, 1905 in Münster. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1945 at 39 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Dar Robinson
American stunt performer and actor (1947-1986).
Born March 26th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died November 21st, 1986 at 39 years old in Page.
Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German noble.
Born March 15th, 1905 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1944 at 39 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Cyprien Ntaryamira
President of burundi (1955-1994).
Born March 6th, 1955 in Bujumbura Rural Province.
Died April 6th, 1994 at 39 years old in Kigali (surface-to-air missile).
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist.
Born December 2nd, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1971 at 39 years old in Toronto (epilepsy). [ref]
Tewfik Pasha
Khedive of egypt and sudan from 1879 to 1892.
Born November 15th, 1852 in Cairo.
Died January 7th, 1892 at 39 years old in Helwan.
Empress Wanrong
Wife of puyi, empress of china (1906-1946).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Beijing.
Died June 20th, 1946 at 39 years old in Yanji (drug withdrawal).
Jeanne Eagels
American actress (1890-1929).
Born June 26th, 1890 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 39 years old in New York City. [ref]
Habibullāh Kalakāni
King of afghanistan (1929).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Kabul.
Died November 2nd, 1929 at 39 years old in Kabul (ballistic trauma).
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