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Dead at age 39
318 Notable deaths
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 (1878–1918).
Born October 13th, 1878 in Tbilisi.
Died September 20th, 1918 at 39 years old in Krasnovodsky Uyezd (gunshot wound).
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.
Veronica Micle
Romanian writer.
Born April 22nd, 1850 in Năsăud. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1889 at 39 years old in Văratec (intoxication). [ref]
Rémy Belvaux
Belgian actor and director (1966-2006).
Born November 10th, 1966 in Namur.
Died September 5th, 2006 at 39 years old in Orry-la-Ville. [ref]
Princess Sophie of Luxembourg
Luxembourgian princess.
Born February 14th, 1902 in Colmar-Berg.
Died May 24th, 1941 at 39 years old in Munich (pneumonia).
James Hall
Actor (1900-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Dallas.
Died June 7th, 1940 at 39 years old in Jersey City (liver cirrhosis).
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
German resistance fighter (1904-1944).
Born November 13th, 1904 in Oleśnica Mała.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 39 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou