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Dead at age 39
318 Notable deaths
Gianna Beretta Molla
Italian saint (1922-1962).
Born October 4th, 1922 in Magenta.
Died April 28th, 1962 at 39 years old in Monza (peritonitis).
Maria Montez
Dominican actress (1912-1951).
Born June 6th, 1912 in Santa Cruz de Barahona. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1951 at 39 years old in Suresnes (myocardial infarction, drowning). [ref]
Boris Vian
French writer and musician (1920–1959).
Born March 10th, 1920 in Coulounieix-Chamiers.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 39 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Rudi Dutschke
German student activist.
Born March 7th, 1940 in Schönefeld. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1979 at 39 years old in Aarhus (drowning). [ref]
Vanes Martirosyan
Armenian-american boxer.
Born May 1st, 1986 in Abovyan.
Died November 23rd, 2025 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (skin cancer). [ref]
Heinz Heydrich
Ss officer.
Born September 29th, 1905 in Halle (Saale).
Died November 19th, 1944 at 39 years old in Prabuty (gunshot wound).
Edward Thomas
British poet and journalist.
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Lambeth. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1917 at 39 years old in Arras. [ref]
Frank Gotch
American professional wrestler.
Born April 27th, 1878 in Humboldt.
Died December 16th, 1917 at 39 years old in Humboldt.
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor (1940-1979).
Born January 6th, 1940 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1979 at 39 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Irène Némirovsky
French novelist.
Born February 11th, 1903 in Kyiv.
Died August 17th, 1942 at 39 years old in Auschwitz, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (influenza, typhus). [ref]
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