Dead at age 40

414 Notable deaths

Frank Gotch

American professional wrestler (1878–1917).

Born April 27th, 1877 in Humboldt.

Died December 16th, 1917 at 40 years old in Humboldt.

Fausto Coppi

Italian cyclist.

Born September 15th, 1919 in Castellania Coppi.

Died January 2nd, 1960 at 40 years old in Tortona (malaria).

Tim Hetherington

British photographer (1970-2011).

Born December 5th, 1970 in Birkenhead.

Died April 20th, 2011 at 40 years old in Misrata (rocket-propelled grenade). [ref]

Myrna Fahey

American actress (1933-1973).

Born March 12th, 1933 in Carmel.

Died May 6th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).

Junior Agogo

Ghanaian association football player (1979-2019).

Born August 1st, 1979 in Accra.

Died August 22nd, 2019 at 40 years old in London. [ref]

Luther Perkins

American musician (1928–1968).

Born January 8th, 1928 in Memphis.

Died August 5th, 1968 at 40 years old in Nashville.

Dragutin Dimitrijević

Serbian military commander (1876–1917).

Born August 17th, 1876 in Belgrade.

Died June 24th, 1917 at 40 years old in Thessaloniki (gunshot wound).

Al Parker

American pornographic actor (1952-1992).

Born June 25th, 1952 in Natick.

Died August 17th, 1992 at 40 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).

Agathe Uwilingiyimana

Prime minister of rwanda (1953-1994).

Born May 23rd, 1953 in Commune of Mwumba.

Died April 7th, 1994 at 40 years old in Kigali (gunshot wound).

André Bazin

French film critic and theorist (1918–1958).

Born April 8th, 1918 in Angers.

Died November 11th, 1958 at 40 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (leukemia).

Deaths 91 to 100 of 414

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