Dead at age 39
417 Notable deaths
Empress Wanrong
Wife of puyi, empress of china (1906-1946).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Beijing.
Died June 20th, 1946 at 39 years old in Yanji (drug withdrawal).
Choi Jin-sil
South korean actress (1968-2008).
Born December 24th, 1968 in Seoul.
Died October 2nd, 2008 at 39 years old in Seoul (hanging to death). [ref]
Ambrose Powell Hill
Confederate army general (1825-1865).
Born November 9th, 1825 in Culpeper.
Died April 2nd, 1865 at 39 years old in Petersburg. [ref]
Abbas al-Musawi
Lebanese shia cleric and co-founder and secretary general of hezbollah (1952-1992).
Born October 26th, 1952 in Al-Nabi Shayth.
Died February 16th, 1992 at 39 years old in Nabatieh Governorate (airstrike).
Bruce Chatwin
English novelist (1940–1989).
Born May 13th, 1949 in Sheffield. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1989 at 39 years old in Nice (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Tim Hardin
American recording artist; folk musician and composer (1941–1980).
Born December 23rd, 1941 in Eugene.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Surya Sen
British indian bengali revolutionary (1894-1934).
Born March 22nd, 1894 in Chittagong.
Died January 8th, 1934 at 39 years old in Chittagong (hanging to death).
Suzanne Lenglen
French tennis player.
Born May 24th, 1899 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1938 at 39 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pernicious anemia, leukemia).
Amjad Sabri
Pakistani qawwal, naat khawan and a proponent of the sufi muslim tradition.
Born December 23rd, 1976 in Karachi.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 39 years old in Liaquatabad Town. [ref]
Gianna Beretta Molla
Italian saint (1922-1962).
Born October 4th, 1922 in Magenta.
Died April 28th, 1962 at 39 years old in Monza (peritonitis).
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X