Dead at age 40
338 Notable deaths
Khải Định
Annamese emperor (1885–1925).
Born October 8th, 1885 in Huế.
Died November 6th, 1925 at 40 years old in Huế (tuberculosis).
Beatrice Tinsley
New zealand astronomer (1941–1981).
Born January 27th, 1941 in Chester.
Died March 23rd, 1981 at 40 years old in New Haven.
Frank Churchill
American composer (1901-1942).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Rumford.
Died May 14th, 1942 at 40 years old in Castaic (gunshot wound).
Hiroshi Maeue
Japanese murderer (1968-2009).
Born August 8th, 1968 in Osaka.
Died July 28th, 2009 at 40 years old in Osaka Prefecture (hanging).
Melchior Ndadaye
President of burundi (1953-1993).
Born March 28th, 1953 in Mwaro. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1993 at 40 years old in Bujumbura (deliberate murder). [ref]
Madan Kumar Bhandari
Nepalese politician (1952-1993).
Born June 27th, 1952 in Taplejung.
Died May 16th, 1993 at 40 years old (traffic collision).
Seán Ó Riada
Irish composer.
Born August 1st, 1931 in Adare.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 40 years old in London (liver cirrhosis).
Otis Spann
American chicago blues pianist.
Born March 21st, 1930 in Jackson, Belzoni. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1970 at 40 years old in Chicago (hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer). [ref]
Kang Pan-sŏk
Korean activist (1892-1932).
Born April 21st, 1892 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died July 31st, 1932 at 40 years old in Jilin.
Kamo
Russian revolutionary (1882-1922).
Died July 14th, 1922 at 40 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision).
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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.