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Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
Thomas Fearnley
Norwegian painter (1802-1842).
Born December 27th, 1802 in Halden.
Died January 16th, 1842 at 39 years old in Munich (typhoid fever).
George W. Hill
American film director and cinematographer (1895-1934).
Born April 25th, 1895 in Douglass.
Died August 10th, 1934 at 39 years old in Venice (traffic collision).
Charles John Andersson
Swedish explorer (1827–1867).
Born March 5th, 1828 in Norra Råda församling, Älvdalen.
Died July 9th, 1867 at 39 years old in Namibia (dysentery).
Alma Tell
American actress (1898-1937).
Born March 27th, 1898 in New York City.
Died December 29th, 1937 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
William Balfour Baikie
British explorer and scientist.
Born August 27th, 1825 in Kirkwall.
Died December 12th, 1864 at 39 years old in Sierra Leone.
Edvard Isto
Finnish painter (1865-1905).
Born November 28th, 1865 in Alatornio. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1905 at 39 years old in Helsinki (pneumonia).
Emilio Comici
Italian mountaineer (1901–1940).
Born February 21st, 1901 in Trieste.
Died October 19th, 1940 at 39 years old in Sëlva.
Amancay Diana Sacayán
Argentinian lgbt rights activist (1975-2015).
Born December 31st, 1975 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2015 at 39 years old in Flores. [ref]
Karl Gerland
German general (1905-1945).
Born July 14th, 1905 in Gottsbüren.
Died April 21st, 1945 at 39 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Ermindo Onega
Argentine footballer (1940–1979).
Born April 4th, 1940 in Las Parejas.
Died December 21st, 1979 at 39 years old in Lima, Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus