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Dead at age 40
294 Notable deaths
Madan Kumar Bhandari
Nepalese politician (1952-1993).
Born June 27th, 1952 in Taplejung.
Died May 16th, 1993 at 40 years old (traffic collision).
Nicolas Portal
French road bicycle racer.
Born April 23rd, 1979 in Auch. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2020 at 40 years old in Andorra la Vella (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zora Folley
American boxer (1932-1972).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Dallas.
Died July 9th, 1972 at 40 years old in Tucson.
Seán Ó Riada
Irish composer.
Born August 1st, 1931 in Adare.
Died October 3rd, 1971 at 40 years old in London (liver cirrhosis).
Hiroshi Maeue
Japanese murderer (1968-2009).
Born August 8th, 1968 in Osaka.
Died July 28th, 2009 at 40 years old in Osaka Prefecture (hanging).
Prince Hubertus of Prussia
German prince (1909-1950).
Born September 30th, 1909 in Potsdam.
Died April 8th, 1950 at 40 years old in Windhoek (appendicitis).
Kang Pan-sŏk
Korean activist (1892-1932).
Born April 21st, 1892 in Mangyŏngdae.
Died July 31st, 1932 at 40 years old in Jilin.
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]
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]
Kamo
Russian revolutionary (1882-1922).
Died July 14th, 1922 at 40 years old in Tbilisi (traffic collision).
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