Dead at age 39
306 Notable deaths
Francisco I. Madero
Mexican revolutionary leader and president (1873-1913).
Born October 30th, 1873 in Parras de la Fuente.
Died February 22nd, 1913 at 39 years old in Mexico City (ballistic trauma).
Sol Bamba
Football player and manager (1985–2024).
Born January 13th, 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Died August 31st, 2024 at 39 years old in Manisa (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Josef Kramer
German ss officer, concentration camp commandant, and convicted war criminal (1906-1945).
Born November 10th, 1906 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Constance Lloyd
Author, wife of oscar wilde.
Born January 2nd, 1859 in London. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1898 at 39 years old in Genoa (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
John C. Woods
American executioner (1911-1950).
Born June 5th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died July 21st, 1950 at 39 years old in Enewetak Atoll (electrocution).
Mihai Eminescu
Romanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850-1889).
Born January 15th, 1850 in Botoșani. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1889 at 39 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Jason Molina
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 30th, 1973 in Oberlin.
Died March 16th, 2013 at 39 years old in Indianapolis.
Tom Thomson
Canadian artist (1877-1917).
Born August 5th, 1877 in Claremont. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1917 at 39 years old in Canada, Canoe Lake (drowning). [ref]
Bolaji Badejo
Nigerian actor (1953–1992).
Born August 23rd, 1953 in Lagos.
Died December 22nd, 1992 at 39 years old in Lagos (sickle-cell disease).
Claude François
French pop singer, songwriter and dancer.
Born February 1st, 1939 in Ismailia. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1978 at 39 years old in Paris (electrocution). [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir