Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter (1900-1939).
Born May 28th, 1900 in Louisiana. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1939 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mykola Khvylovy
Ukrainian writer and poet.
Born December 13th, 1893 in Trostianets.
Died May 13th, 1933 at 39 years old in Kharkiv (ballistic trauma).
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).
Hamad Ndikumana
Rwandan footballer (1978-2017).
Born October 5th, 1978 in Kigali.
Died November 15th, 2017 at 39 years old in Kigali.
Aleksandr Myasnikyan
Soviet politician (1886-1925).
Born February 9th, 1886 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died March 22nd, 1925 at 39 years old in Tbilisi.
Jeroen Boere
Dutch association football player.
Born November 18th, 1967 in Arnhem.
Died August 16th, 2007 at 39 years old in Marbella. [ref]
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
Iraqi footballer.
Born June 9th, 1982 in Baghdad.
Died June 5th, 2022 at 39 years old in Baghdad (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Emilio Comici
Italian mountaineer.
Born February 21st, 1901 in Trieste.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Sëlva.
Francelia Billington
American actress (1895-1934).
Born February 1st, 1895 in Dallas.
Died November 24th, 1934 at 39 years old in Glendale (tuberculosis).
Gito Baloi
Mozambican musician.
Born September 30th, 1964 in Mozambique.
Died April 4th, 2004 at 39 years old in Johannesburg.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel