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Dead at age 40
338 Notable deaths
Agathe Uwilingiyimana
Prime minister of rwanda (1953-1994).
Born May 23rd, 1953 in Butare.
Died April 7th, 1994 at 40 years old in Kigali (ballistic trauma).
André Bazin
French film critic and theorist.
Born April 8th, 1918 in Angers. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1958 at 40 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (leukemia). [ref]
Harold Lloyd Jr.
American film actor (1931-1971).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Beverly Hills.
Died June 9th, 1971 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Rachael Bland
Welsh journalist and presenter.
Born January 21st, 1978 in Cardiff.
Died September 5th, 2018 at 40 years old in Cheshire (breast cancer). [ref]
Abdullah Çatlı
Turkish drug trafficker (1956-1996).
Born June 1st, 1956 in Nevşehir.
Died November 3rd, 1996 at 40 years old in Susurluk (traffic collision, Susurluk car crash).
Yusaku Matsuda
Japanese actor (1949–1989).
Born September 21st, 1949 in Shimonoseki.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 40 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
David Purley
British racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1945 in Bognor Regis.
Died July 2nd, 1985 at 40 years old in Bognor Regis (aviation accident).
Izumi Sakai
Japanese singer (1967–2007).
Born February 6th, 1967 in Hiratsuka. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2007 at 40 years old in Shinanomachi (cerebral contusion). [ref]
Presley Chweneyagae
South african actor (1984-2025).
Born October 19th, 1984 in Mahikeng.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 40 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Marie Prevost
Canadian actress (1898–1937).
Born November 8th, 1896 in Sarnia.
Died January 23rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
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