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Dead at age 39
318 Notable deaths
Rolf Stommelen
German racecar driver.
Born July 11th, 1943 in Siegen.
Died April 24th, 1983 at 39 years old in Riverside.
António Variações
Portuguese singer and songwriter.
Born December 3rd, 1944 in Fiscal.
Died June 13th, 1984 at 39 years old in Lisbon (death from AIDS-related complications).
Aris Velouchiotis
Greek resistance fighter (1905-1945).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Lamia.
Died June 16th, 1945 at 39 years old in Mesounta, Arta.
Bill Chase
American jazz trumpeter (1934–1974).
Born October 20th, 1934 in Quincy.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 39 years old in Jackson.
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
Yemeni official.
Born January 1st, 1979 in Sahar District.
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 39 years old in Al Hudaydah.
Roque Dalton Garcia
Salvadoran journalist and poet (1935-1975).
Born May 14th, 1935 in San Salvador. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1975 at 39 years old in Quezaltepeque. [ref]
Franz Kutschera
Austrian policeman and war criminal (1904-1944).
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Oberwaltersdorf.
Died February 1st, 1944 at 39 years old in Warsaw.
Cássia Eller
Brazilian singer (1962-2001).
Born December 10th, 1962 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 29th, 2001 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Alexandre Villaplane
French association football player (1905-1944).
Born September 12th, 1905 in Algiers.
Died December 26th, 1944 at 39 years old in Arcueil (gunshot wound). [ref]
Max Pauly
Ss sturmbannführer; commandant of stutthof concentration camp.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Wesselburen.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou