Dead at age 40
309 Notable deaths
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).
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 (decapitation).
Yusaku Matsuda
Japanese actor (1949–1989).
Born September 21st, 1949 in Shimonoseki.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 40 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
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]
Presley Chweneyagae
South african actor (1984-2025).
Born October 19th, 1984 in Mahikeng.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 40 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
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]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi