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Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 17th, 1977 in Sydney.
Died August 15th, 2017 at 39 years old [ref]
Alfredo Catalani
Italian operatic composer (1854-1893).
Born June 19th, 1854 in Lucca. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1893 at 39 years old in Milan (tuberculosis). [ref]
Yakov Smushkevich
Soviet military commander.
Born April 14th, 1902 in Rokiškis.
Died October 28th, 1941 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Stepan Shahumyan
Armenian bolshevik revolutionary.
Born October 13th, 1878 in Tbilisi.
Died September 20th, 1918 at 39 years old in Türkmenbaşy.
Mikhail Gorsheniov
Russian punk rocker.
Born August 7th, 1973 in Pikalyovo.
Died July 19th, 2013 at 39 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Frederick Mummery
English mountaineer and author (1855–1895).
Born September 10th, 1855 in Dover.
Died August 24th, 1895 at 39 years old in Nanga Parbat.
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