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Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
Eduard Ellman-Eelma
Estonian footballer (1902-1941).
Born April 7th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 16th, 1941 at 39 years old in Kirov.
Henri Coudreau
French geographer and explorer (1859-1899).
Born November 16th, 1859 in Sonnac.
Died November 10th, 1899 at 39 years old in Pará. [ref]
Walt Brown
American racing driver (1911-1951).
Born December 30th, 1911 in Springfield.
Died July 29th, 1951 at 39 years old in Williams Grove Speedway.
Aleksandr Kurynov
Russian weightlifter.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Urshelsky.
Died November 30th, 1973 at 39 years old in Kazan (kidney failure).
Georg Gehring
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born November 14th, 1903 in Frankenthal.
Died October 31st, 1943 at 39 years old in Szczecin.
Ivar Böhling
Finnish wrestler (1889–1929).
Born September 10th, 1889 in Ingå.
Died January 12th, 1929 at 39 years old in Vyborg.
Henryk Bałuszyński
Polish footballer (1972-2012).
Born July 15th, 1972 in Knurów.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 39 years old in Ruda Śląska (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Takeshi Katō
Japanese gymnast.
Born September 25th, 1942 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died July 24th, 1982 at 39 years old
Alphonse Kirchhoffer
French fencer.
Born December 19th, 1873 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1913 at 39 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Eugène Balme
Sport shooter (1874-1914).
Born November 22nd, 1874 in Oullins.
Died February 24th, 1914 at 39 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (ballistic trauma).
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