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Dead at age 39
318 Notable deaths
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).
Teófilo Yldefonso
Filipino swimmer (1902–1942).
Born November 11th, 1902 in Piddig. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1942 at 39 years old in Capas.
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.
Giuseppe Terragni
Italian architect (1904-1943).
Born April 18th, 1904 in Meda, Mêda. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1943 at 39 years old in Como, Pavia (thrombosis). [ref]
Jack Lovelock
New zealand athlete (1910-1949).
Born January 5th, 1910 in Crushington.
Died December 28th, 1949 at 39 years old in Church Avenue (railway accident).
Razak Omotoyossi
Beninese footballer (1985–2025).
Born October 8th, 1985 in Lagos.
Died August 19th, 2025 at 39 years old in Benin. [ref]
Clara Nunes
Brazilian recording artist, singer.
Born August 12th, 1943 in Caetanópolis. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1983 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Stephen Wooldridge
Australian cyclist (1977–2017).
Born October 17th, 1977 in Sydney.
Died August 14th, 2017 at 39 years old [ref]
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