Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
Sheik Umar Khan
Sierra leonean virologist (1975-2014).
Born March 6th, 1975 in Sierra Leone.
Died July 29th, 2014 at 39 years old in Sierra Leone (Ebola hemorrhagic fever).
Andrzej Munk
Film director (1921-1961).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Kraków. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1961 at 39 years old in Łowicz (traffic collision). [ref]
Markus Löffel
German musician (1966-2006).
Born November 27th, 1966 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died January 11th, 2006 at 39 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Sergey Markov
Russian general.
Born July 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg Governorate.
Died June 25th, 1918 at 39 years old in Stavropol Governorate (killed in action).
Lyudmila Pakhomova
Soviet ice dancer.
Born December 31st, 1946 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 1986 at 39 years old in Moscow (leukemia, lymphoma).
Gabriel Péri
French journalist and politician (1902-1941).
Born February 9th, 1902 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1941 at 39 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Alfredo Ormando
Italian writer and gay rights activist.
Born December 15th, 1958 in San Cataldo.
Died January 24th, 1998 at 39 years old in Rome (Self-immolation).
Nikola Pokrivač
Croatian footballer.
Born November 26th, 1985 in Čakovec.
Died April 18th, 2025 at 39 years old in Karlovac (traffic collision). [ref]
Howard Taylor Ricketts
American pathologist.
Born February 9th, 1871 in Findlay.
Died May 3rd, 1910 at 39 years old in Mexico City (typhus).
Johnny Claes
Belgian racing driver.
Born August 11th, 1916 in London.
Died February 3rd, 1956 at 39 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (tuberculosis).
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King