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Dead at age 39
318 Notable deaths
Tevfik Paşa
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 (heart failure).
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).
James Reese Europe
American jazz musician and united states army officer.
Born February 22nd, 1880 in Mobile.
Died May 9th, 1919 at 39 years old in Boston (stab wound).
Julia de Burgos
Puerto rican poet.
Born February 17th, 1914 in Carolina. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Konstantin Rodzaevsky
Russian fascist (1907-1946).
Born August 11th, 1907 in Blagoveshchensk.
Died August 30th, 1946 at 39 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Jaroslav Hašek
Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist.
Born April 30th, 1883 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1923 at 39 years old in Lipnice nad Sázavou (tuberculosis). [ref]
Mercédès Jellinek
Namesake of mercedes-benz.
Born September 16th, 1889 in Vienna.
Died February 23rd, 1929 at 39 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
Robert Archibald
Scottish basketball player.
Born March 29th, 1980 in Paisley.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 39 years old in Illinois. [ref]
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