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Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
Soviet actor (1939-1978).
Born April 26th, 1939 in Omsk.
Died May 28th, 1978 at 39 years old in Gomel (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Girotti
Italian dominican priest (1905-1945).
Died April 1st, 1945 at 39 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection).
Aleksandr Myasnikyan
Soviet politician (1886-1925).
Born February 9th, 1886 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died March 22nd, 1925 at 39 years old in Tbilisi (aviation accident).
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 (gunshot wound). [ref]
Arthur V. Johnson
American actor (1876–1916).
Born February 2nd, 1876 in Davenport.
Died January 17th, 1916 at 39 years old in Philadelphia (tuberculosis).
Vilhelm Pedersen
Danish artist (1820–1859).
Born January 28th, 1820 in Copenhagen, Køge.
Died March 13th, 1859 at 39 years old in Copenhagen.
Jules de Goncourt
French writer (1830–1870).
Born December 17th, 1830 in Paris.
Died June 20th, 1870 at 39 years old in Paris (syphilis).
Osvaldo Valenti
Italian actor (1906–1945).
Born February 17th, 1906 in Constantinople.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 39 years old in Milan (gunshot wound).
Umberto Caligaris
Italian footballer (1901-1940).
Born July 26th, 1901 in Casale Monferrato.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Turin.
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