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Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
Lynne Frederick
British actress (1954–1994).
Born July 25th, 1954 in Hillingdon.
Died April 27th, 1994 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Anatoli Boukreev
Russian mountain climber (1958-1997).
Born January 16th, 1958 in Korkino.
Died December 25th, 1997 at 39 years old in Annapurna (avalanche).
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Tuscaloosa.
Died December 14th, 1963 at 39 years old in Detroit (drug overdose).
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943).
Born May 21st, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1943 at 39 years old in Kansas City (pneumonia).
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand duke of russia (1878–1918).
Born December 4th, 1878 in Pushkin.
Died June 13th, 1918 at 39 years old in Perm (gunshot wound).
Christopher Wilder
Australian serial killer (1945–1984).
Born March 13th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died April 13th, 1984 at 39 years old in Colebrook.
William McMaster Murdoch
British sailor (1873–1912).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Dalbeattie.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Bernhard Riemann
German mathematician (1826–1866).
Born September 17th, 1826 in Breselenz.
Died July 20th, 1866 at 39 years old in Selasca (tuberculosis).
David Kenyon Webster
American journalist (1922–1961).
Born June 2nd, 1922 in New York City.
Died September 9th, 1961 at 39 years old in Santa Monica.
Klaus Nomi
German countertenor (1944–1983).
Born January 24th, 1944 in Immenstadt im Allgäu.
Died August 6th, 1983 at 39 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht