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Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
Giacomo Di Chirico
Italian painter (1844-1883).
Born January 27th, 1844 in Venosa.
Died December 26th, 1883 at 39 years old in Naples.
Herbie Fields
American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1919–1958).
Born March 24th, 1919 in Asbury Park.
Died September 17th, 1958 at 39 years old in Miami (drug overdose).
Horst Caspar
German theatre actor (1913–1952).
Born January 20th, 1913 in Radegast.
Died December 27th, 1952 at 39 years old in Berlin.
Oleg Dahl
Soviet actor (1941–1981).
Born May 25th, 1941 in Lyublino.
Died March 3rd, 1981 at 39 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Souvestre
French writer (1874-1914).
Born June 1st, 1874 in arrondissement of Quimper.
Died February 26th, 1914 at 39 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (influenza).
Rafael Barradas
Uruguayan-spanish artist (1890-1929).
Born January 4th, 1890 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1929 at 39 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
William Russell
U.s. political figure (1857–1896); governor of massachusetts from 1891 to 1894.
Born January 6th, 1857 in Cambridge.
Died July 16th, 1896 at 39 years old in Quebec.
Carlo Mattrel
Italian footballer (1937-1976).
Born April 14th, 1937 in Turin.
Died September 25th, 1976 at 39 years old in Front (traffic collision).
Vilém Blodek
Czech composer, flautist, and pianist (1834-1874).
Born October 3rd, 1834 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1874 at 39 years old in Prague. [ref]
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
German entomologist and physician (1809–1848).
Born November 26th, 1809 in Stralsund.
Died December 18th, 1848 at 39 years old in Berlin.
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