Dead at age 39
325 Notable deaths
Emanuel Feuermann
Austrian musician (1902-1942).
Born November 22nd, 1902 in Kolomyia.
Died May 25th, 1942 at 39 years old in New York City.
Ilya Ilf
Soviet writer and journalist (1897–1937).
Born October 16th, 1897 in Odesa.
Died April 13th, 1937 at 39 years old in Moscow (tuberculosis).
Georges Politzer
French philosopher, marxist theoretician and resistance member (1903-1942).
Born May 3rd, 1903 in Oradea. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1942 at 39 years old in Fort Mont-Valérien (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Edward Adrian Wilson
English polar explorer (1872-1912).
Born July 23rd, 1872 in Cheltenham.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 39 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Bruno Pezzey
Austrian footballer (1955-1994).
Born February 3rd, 1955 in Lauterach.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 39 years old in Innsbruck (cardioplegia).
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]
Bronisław Pieracki
Officer of the polish army, polish politician (1895-1934).
Born May 28th, 1895 in Gorlice.
Died June 15th, 1934 at 39 years old in Warsaw (ballistic trauma).
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).
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.
Markus Löffel
German musician (1966-2006).
Born November 27th, 1966 in Frankfurt.
Died January 11th, 2006 at 39 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé