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Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
Larry Semon
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928).
Born July 16th, 1889 in West Point. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1928 at 39 years old in Victorville (pneumonia, tuberculosis). [ref]
Booker Ervin
American saxophonist.
Born October 31st, 1930 in Denison. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1970 at 39 years old in New York City (kidney disease).
Rory O'Connor
Irish republican (1883-1922).
Born November 28th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died December 8th, 1922 at 39 years old in Mountjoy Prison (ballistic trauma).
Pierre Mulele
Democratic republic of the congo politician (1929-1968).
Born August 14th, 1929 in Malungudi.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 39 years old in Kinshasa (torture, dismemberment).
Zbigniew Cybulski
Polish actor (1927-1967).
Born November 3rd, 1927 in Kniazhe. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1967 at 39 years old in Wrocław (railway accident). [ref]
Michael Park
British racing driver.
Born June 22nd, 1966 in Newent.
Died September 18th, 2005 at 39 years old in Neath Port Talbot County Borough (traffic collision).
Aram Manukian
Armenian revolutionary, politician and general who managed and led the van resistance and instrumented the founding of the first republic of armenia.
Born March 19th, 1879 in David Bek.
Died January 29th, 1919 at 39 years old in Yerevan (disease).
Walter Sutton
American geneticist (1877-1916).
Born April 5th, 1877 in Utica.
Died November 10th, 1916 at 39 years old in Kansas City (appendicitis).
Werner Teske
Stasi colonel, executed for treason.
Born April 24th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died June 26th, 1981 at 39 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
Adolfas Ramanauskas
Lithuanian general.
Born March 6th, 1918 in New Britain. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1957 at 39 years old in Vilnius.
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