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Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
Malika Sobirova
Soviet ballet dancer (1942-1982).
Born May 22nd, 1942 in Dushanbe.
Died February 27th, 1982 at 39 years old in Dushanbe (lung cancer).
Ivar Böhling
Finnish wrestler (1889–1929).
Born September 10th, 1889 in Ingå.
Died January 12th, 1929 at 39 years old in Vyborg. [ref]
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]
Dmitri Tsvetkov
Russian linguist (1890–1930).
Born August 30th, 1890 in Krakolye.
Died August 26th, 1930 at 39 years old in Narva.
Sergi López Segú
Spanish footballer (1967-2006).
Born October 6th, 1967 in Granollers.
Died November 4th, 2006 at 39 years old in Granollers (railway accident). [ref]
Georg Gehring
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born November 14th, 1903 in Frankenthal.
Died October 31st, 1943 at 39 years old in Szczecin, Ludwigshafen.
Aleksandr Kurynov
Russian weightlifter.
Born July 18th, 1934 in Urshelsky.
Died November 30th, 1973 at 39 years old in Kazan (kidney failure).
Alaiza Pashkievich
Belarusian writer & poet.
Born July 15th, 1876 in Piasčyna.
Died February 18th, 1916 at 39 years old in Stary Dvor (typhus).
Valentin Kolumb
Soviet writer (1935–1974).
Born May 3rd, 1935 in Miziner.
Died December 8th, 1974 at 39 years old in Yoshkar-Ola.
Alphonse Kirchhoffer
French fencer (1873–1913).
Born December 19th, 1873 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 1913 at 39 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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