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Dead at age 40
338 Notable deaths
Aleksey Mozgovoy
Pro-russian rebel and warlord in eastern ukraine.
Born April 3rd, 1975 in Nyzhnia Duvanka.
Died May 23rd, 2015 at 40 years old in Mykhailivka.
Joe Gaetjens
American soccer player (1924-1964).
Born March 19th, 1924 in Port-au-Prince.
Died July 10th, 1964 at 40 years old in Port-au-Prince.
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).
Jaime Roldos Aquilera
President of ecuador (1979–1981).
Born November 5th, 1940 in Guayaquil.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 40 years old in Celica Canton.
Jo Schlesser
Racecar driver.
Born May 18th, 1928 in Apremont-la-Forêt.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 40 years old in Rouen-Les-Essarts.
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).
Rachel Bluwstein
Israeli poet (1890-1931).
Born October 3rd, 1890 in Saratov.
Died April 16th, 1931 at 40 years old in Tel Aviv (tuberculosis).
Karin Boye
Swedish poet and novelist (1900–1941).
Born October 26th, 1900. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1941 at 40 years old in Alingsås (drug overdose). [ref]
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]
Michael J. Smith
American astronaut (1945-1986).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Beaufort.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 40 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
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