Dead at age 39
325 Notable deaths
Franz Hössler
German ss officer and schutzhaftlagerführer in auschwitz, mittelbau and bergen-belsen concentration camps (1906-1945).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Marktoberdorf.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
German resistance member (1905-1944).
Born March 25th, 1905 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 39 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Ruslan Gelayev
Chechen field commander (1964-2004).
Born April 16th, 1964.
Died February 28th, 2004 at 39 years old in Republic of Dagestan.
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
Nazi leader (1884-1923).
Born January 21st, 1884 in Riga.
Died November 9th, 1923 at 39 years old in Munich (gunshot wound).
Rudolf Brandt
German civil servant and ss officer, convicted war criminal (1909-1948).
Born June 2nd, 1909 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 39 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).
Grace Metalious
American-french writer.
Born September 8th, 1924 in Manchester. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1964 at 39 years old in New Hampshire (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Robert Archibald
Scottish basketball player.
Born March 29th, 1980 in Paisley.
Died January 23rd, 2020 at 39 years old in Illinois. [ref]
Eileen O'Shaughnessy
British psychologist and writer (1905–1945).
Born September 25th, 1905 in South Shields.
Died March 29th, 1945 at 39 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Georges Vézina
Ice hockey goaltender (1887–1926).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Chicoutimi.
Died March 27th, 1926 at 39 years old in Chicoutimi (tuberculosis).
Rolf Stommelen
German racecar driver.
Born July 11th, 1943 in Siegen.
Died April 24th, 1983 at 39 years old in Riverside.
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The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé