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Dead at age 40

294 Notable deaths

Frank Churchill

American composer (1901-1942).

Born October 20th, 1901 in Rumford. [ref]

Died May 14th, 1942 at 40 years old in Castaic. [ref]

Khải Định

Vietnamese emperor.

Born October 8th, 1885 in Huế.

Died November 6th, 1925 at 40 years old in Huế (tuberculosis).

Yūko Takeuchi

Japanese actress (1980-2020).

Born April 1st, 1980 in Saitama.

Died September 27th, 2020 at 40 years old in Shibuya-ku.

Rachel Bluwstein

Israeli poet (1890-1931).

Born September 20th, 1890 in Saratov.

Died April 16th, 1931 at 40 years old in Tel Aviv (tuberculosis).

Jaime Roldos Aquilera

33rd president of ecuador (1979-81).

Born November 5th, 1940 in Guayaquil.

Died May 24th, 1981 at 40 years old in Celica Canton.

August Eigruber

Austrian nazi politician, gauleiter of oberdonau and landeshauptmann of upper austria (1907-1947).

Born April 16th, 1907 in Steyr.

Died May 28th, 1947 at 40 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging).

Jo Schlesser

Racecar driver.

Born May 18th, 1928 in Apremont-la-Forêt.

Died July 7th, 1968 at 40 years old in Rouen-Les-Essarts.

Vladlen Tatarsky

Russian military blogger and propagandist.

Born April 25th, 1982 in Makiivka.

Died April 2nd, 2023 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (bomb attack). [ref]

Pál Maléter

Hungarian soldier, minister of defence (1917-1958).

Born September 4th, 1917 in Prešov.

Died June 16th, 1958 at 40 years old in Budapest (hanging).

Nadia Toffa

Italian journalist (1979–2019).

Born June 10th, 1979 in Brescia. [ref]

Died August 13th, 2019 at 40 years old in Brescia (brain cancer). [ref]

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