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Dead at age 39
325 Notable deaths
Michel de Klerk
Dutch architect (1884–1923).
Born November 24th, 1884 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1923 at 39 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Georgy Langemak
Soviet rocket scientist (1898-1938).
Born July 20th, 1898 in Starobilsk.
Died January 11th, 1938 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Vitaly Markovich Primakov
Soviet general (1897–1937).
Born December 30th, 1897 in Semenivka.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 39 years old in Moscow.
Laza Lazarević
Serbian writer.
Born May 13th, 1851 in Šabac. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1891 at 39 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
Lyudmila Pakhomova
Soviet ice dancer (1946–1986).
Born December 31st, 1946 in Moscow.
Died May 17th, 1986 at 39 years old in Moscow (leukemia, lymphoma).
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).
Alfredo Ormando
Italian writer and gay rights activist (1958–1998).
Born December 15th, 1958 in San Cataldo.
Died January 24th, 1998 at 39 years old in Rome (self-immolation).
Andrzej Munk
Film director (1921-1961).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Kraków.
Died September 20th, 1961 at 39 years old in Łowicz (traffic collision).
Johnny Claes
Belgian racing driver.
Born August 11th, 1916 in London.
Died February 3rd, 1956 at 39 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (tuberculosis).
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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