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Dead at age 40
338 Notable deaths
Ena Begović
Croatian actress.
Born June 16th, 1960 in Split.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 40 years old in Brač (traffic collision).
Shiva Naipaul
Trinidad and tobago writer (1945–1985).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Port of Spain.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 40 years old in London Borough of Camden (traffic collision).
Pierre Brossolette
French politician (1903-1944).
Born June 25th, 1903 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1944 at 40 years old in Paris (falling). [ref]
Aderounmu Adejumoke
Nigerian actress.
Born March 26th, 1984 in Abeokuta.
Died April 7th, 2024 at 40 years old [ref]
Jean Cavaillès
French philosopher and mathematician.
Born May 15th, 1903 in Saint-Maixent-l'École. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1944 at 40 years old in Arras (ballistic trauma).
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
Austrian physicist.
Born November 30th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died October 7th, 1915 at 40 years old in Folgaria.
Valentin Voloshinov
Russian linguist.
Born June 18th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 13th, 1936 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Karl Rahm
Nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born April 2nd, 1907 in Klosterneuburg.
Died April 30th, 1947 at 40 years old in Litoměřice (hanging).
Eddy Hamel
American-dutch association football player (1902-1943).
Born October 21st, 1902 in New York City.
Died April 30th, 1943 at 40 years old in Auschwitz.
Maysa
Brazilian recording artist, actress.
Born June 6th, 1936 in São Paulo.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro (traffic collision).
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