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Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
Jermaine Stewart
American musician, singer, actor, dancer (1957–1997).
Born September 7th, 1957 in Columbus.
Died March 17th, 1997 at 39 years old in Homewood (liver cancer).
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).
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]
Brenda Fassie
South african pop singer (1964-2004).
Born November 3rd, 1964 in Langa.
Died May 9th, 2004 at 39 years old in Johannesburg (asthma, drug overdose, death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Ellison Onizuka
American astronaut from kealakekua, kona, hawaii, first asian american to reach space, later died in the space shuttle challenger accident.
Born June 24th, 1946 in Kailua-Kona.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 39 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Hannelore Schmatz
West german mountain climber (1940–1979).
Born February 16th, 1940 in Regensburg.
Died October 2nd, 1979 at 39 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia).
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 (gunshot wound).
Mohammed Yusuf
Militant islamist leader (1970-2009).
Born January 29th, 1970 in Yobe State.
Died July 30th, 2009 at 39 years old in Maiduguri (extra-judicial killing). [ref]
Jason Molina
American singer-songwriter.
Born December 30th, 1973 in Oberlin.
Died March 16th, 2013 at 39 years old in Indianapolis.
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).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner