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Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
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 (1968–2008).
Born August 22nd, 1968 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 39 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rebecca Elson
Canadian astronomer and writer (1960–1999).
Born January 2nd, 1960 in Montreal.
Died May 19th, 1999 at 39 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Imam Alimsultanov
Chechen bard and folk singer (1957–1996).
Born June 22nd, 1957 in Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.
Died November 10th, 1996 at 39 years old in Odesa.
Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe
Member of the house of reuss (1852-1891).
Born July 28th, 1852 in Bückeburg.
Died September 28th, 1891 at 39 years old in Greiz, Schleiz.
Mykola Khvylovyi
Ukrainian writer and poet.
Born December 13th, 1893 in Trostianets.
Died May 13th, 1933 at 39 years old in Kharkiv (gunshot wound).
Tina Wiseman
American actress (1965-2005).
Born September 26th, 1965 in Honolulu.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 39 years old in Freeport (pulmonary edema).
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).
Howard Taylor Ricketts
American pathologist (1871–1910).
Born February 9th, 1871 in Findlay.
Died May 3rd, 1910 at 39 years old in Mexico City (typhus).
Kevin O'Halloran
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1937–1976).
Born March 3rd, 1937 in Katanning.
Died July 5th, 1976 at 39 years old in Kojonup.
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