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Dead at age 40
294 Notable deaths
William Hope Hodgson
British writer.
Born November 15th, 1877 in Blackmore End. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1918 at 40 years old in Ypres (killed in action). [ref]
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).
Vazgen Sargsyan
Military commander, politician (1959-1999).
Born March 5th, 1959 in Ararat (village), Armenia.
Died October 27th, 1999 at 40 years old in Yerevan (ballistic trauma).
Prince Francis of Teck
Brother of the british queen mary of teck, the consort of king george v.
Born January 9th, 1870 in Kensington Palace.
Died October 22nd, 1910 at 40 years old in Welbeck Street (pneumonia).
Mildred Harnack
American-german literary historian, professor, translator; resistance fighter and anti-nazi activist, who was executed during wwii in germany.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1943 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (guillotine). [ref]
Abdul-Halim Sadulayev
Chechen commander (1966-2006).
Died June 17th, 2006 at 40 years old in Argun (ballistic trauma).
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).
Shinsadong Tiger
South korean musician, record producer (1983–2024).
Born June 3rd, 1983 in Pohang.
Died February 23rd, 2024 at 40 years old in Seoul. [ref]
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr