Dead at age 40

320 Notable deaths

Gul Mohammed

Shortest adult human.

Born February 15th, 1957 in New Delhi.

Died October 1st, 1997 at 40 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).

Izumi Sakai

Japanese singer.

Born February 6th, 1967 in Hiratsuka. [ref]

Died May 27th, 2007 at 40 years old in Shinanomachi (cerebral contusion). [ref]

Deborah James

English journalist, podcast host and charity campaigner.

Born October 1st, 1981 in London. [ref]

Died June 28th, 2022 at 40 years old in Woking (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Beatrice Tinsley

New zealand astronomer (1941-1981).

Born January 27th, 1941 in Chester.

Died March 23rd, 1981 at 40 years old in New Haven.

Marie Prevost

Canadian actress (1898–1937).

Born November 8th, 1896 in Sarnia.

Died January 23rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).

Alexander Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921).

Born November 28th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg.

Died August 7th, 1921 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (endocarditis).

William Hope Hodgson

British writer (1877–1918).

Born November 15th, 1877 in Blackmore End.

Died April 19th, 1918 at 40 years old in Ypres.

Jeanna Friske

Russian actor and singer (1974-2015).

Born July 8th, 1974 in Moscow.

Died June 15th, 2015 at 40 years old in Balashikha (glioblastoma).

Martin Gottfried Weiss

German ss officer, concentration camp commandant (1905-1946).

Born June 3rd, 1905 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.

Died May 29th, 1946 at 40 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).

Anna Demidova

Maid of tsarina alexandra of russia..

Born January 26th, 1878 in Cherepovets.

Died July 17th, 1918 at 40 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).

Deaths 91 to 100 of 320

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci