Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
Maria Cebotari
Singer and actress.
Born February 10th, 1910 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1949 at 39 years old in Vienna (pancreatic cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Ilya Ilf
Soviet writer and journalist.
Born October 3rd, 1897 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1937 at 39 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis). [ref]
Laza Lazarević
Serbian writer.
Born May 13th, 1851 in Šabac. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1891 at 39 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
Shūsui Kōtoku
Japanese anarchist.
Born November 5th, 1871 in Nakamura.
Died January 24th, 1911 at 39 years old in Ichigaya Prison (hanging).
Suzanne Spaak
Belgian anti-nazi resistance worker and counterintelligence agent.
Born July 6th, 1905 in City of Brussels.
Died August 12th, 1944 at 39 years old in Fresnes Prison (ballistic trauma, shot to the head).
Vladimir Shklyarov
Russian ballet dancer (1985–2024).
Born February 9th, 1985 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 16th, 2024 at 39 years old in Saint Petersburg (falling from height). [ref]
Yosef Haim Brenner
Russian-born hebrew-language author (1881-1921).
Born September 11th, 1881 in Novi Mlyny. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1921 at 39 years old in Jaffa.
Bruno Pezzey
Austrian footballer (1955-1994).
Born February 3rd, 1955 in Lauterach.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 39 years old in Innsbruck (cardioplegia).
Georgy Langemak
Soviet rocket scientist (1898-1938).
Born July 20th, 1898 in Starobilsk.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Horst Skoff
Austrian tennis player.
Born August 22nd, 1968 in Klagenfurt.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 39 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold