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Dead at age 40
308 Notable deaths
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.
Alexander Blok
Russian poet.
Born November 28th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1921 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (endocarditis). [ref]
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).
Suzette Jordan
Indian women's-rights activist and anti-rape campaigner.
Born October 21st, 1974 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2015 at 40 years old in Kolkata (meningoencephalitis).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 308
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