Dead at age 40
338 Notable deaths
Roger Rivière
French racing cyclist (1936–1976).
Born February 23rd, 1936 in Saint-Étienne.
Died April 1st, 1976 at 40 years old in Saint-Galmier (laryngeal cancer).
Julie Pomagalski
French snowboarder (1980–2021).
Born October 10th, 1980 in La Tronche.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 40 years old in Gemsstock (avalanche). [ref]
Conchita Supervía
Singer (1895–1936).
Born December 9th, 1895 in Barcelona.
Died March 30th, 1936 at 40 years old in London (puerperal disorders).
Dmitry Svetushkin
Moldovan chess player.
Born July 25th, 1980 in Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 40 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
Dan Coe
Romanian footballer (1941-1981).
Born September 8th, 1941 in Bucharest.
Died October 19th, 1981 at 40 years old in Cologne (hanging).
Thierry Claveyrolat
Road bicycle racer.
Born March 31st, 1959 in La Tronche. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1999 at 40 years old in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage. [ref]
Christa Tordy
German actress (1904-1945).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 40 years old in Bad Saarow.
Albrecht von Hagen
German politician (1904-1944).
Born March 11th, 1904 in Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Thorleif Haug
Nordic skier (1894-1934).
Born September 28th, 1894 in Lier.
Died December 12th, 1934 at 40 years old in Drammen Municipality (pneumonia).
Hendrik Marsman
Dutch writer (1899–1940).
Born September 30th, 1899 in Zeist.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 40 years old in Bay of Biscay (drowning).
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz