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Dead at age 39
318 Notable deaths
Bill Black
American bassist (1926–1965).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Memphis.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 39 years old in Memphis (brain cancer).
Walraven van Hall
Dutch banker and resistance leader (1906-1945).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1945 at 39 years old in Haarlem (ballistic trauma, execution). [ref]
Miguel Uribe Turbay
Colombian politician (1986–2025).
Born January 28th, 1986 in Bogotá.
Died August 11th, 2025 at 39 years old in Bogotá (gunshot wound). [ref]
Anna Held
French-american stage performer (1872–1918).
Born September 19th, 1878 in Warsaw.
Died August 12th, 1918 at 39 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma).
Gidget Gein
American musician (1969–2008).
Born September 11th, 1969 in Hollywood.
Died October 9th, 2008 at 39 years old in Burbank (poison).
Henry Tingle Wilde
Chief officer of rms titanic (1872-1912).
Born September 21st, 1872 in Walton.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 39 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Jerry Finn
American record producer.
Born March 31st, 1969 in Ventura.
Died August 21st, 2008 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Davie Cooper
Scottish footballer (1956-1995).
Born February 25th, 1956 in Hamilton.
Died March 23rd, 1995 at 39 years old in Cumbernauld.
Chris Wood
British rock musician; member of the english rock band traffic.
Born June 24th, 1944 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1983 at 39 years old in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (pneumonia). [ref]
Franz Ziereis
German ss officer, commandant of the mauthausen concentration camp (1905-1945).
Born August 13th, 1905 in Munich.
Died May 25th, 1945 at 39 years old in Gusen concentration camp.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe