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Dead at age 40
294 Notable deaths
Richard Réti
Czechoslovakian chess player.
Born May 28th, 1889 in Pezinok. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1929 at 40 years old in Prague (scarlet fever). [ref]
Ronald Firbank
English novelist (1886-1926).
Born January 17th, 1886 in London. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1926 at 40 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bert Hinkler
Australian aviator (1892-1933).
Born December 8th, 1892 in Bundaberg.
Died January 7th, 1933 at 40 years old in Italy.
O'Neil Bell
Jamaican boxer.
Born December 29th, 1974 in Jamaica.
Died November 25th, 2015 at 40 years old in Atlanta.
Bennie Moten
American musician.
Born November 13th, 1894 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1935 at 40 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Ann Mui
Hong kong actor and singer (1959-2000).
Born December 10th, 1959 in British Hong Kong.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 40 years old in Hong Kong (cervical cancer).
Eugenia Hirivskaya
Russian actress.
Born September 3rd, 1981 in Moscow.
Died February 10th, 2022 at 40 years old in Los Angeles.
Julius Fučík
Czech journalist and revolutionary.
Born February 23rd, 1903 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1943 at 40 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Tomaž Humar
Slovenian mountaineer (1969-2009).
Born February 18th, 1969 in Ljubljana.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 40 years old in Langtang Lirung. [ref]
Iyasu V
Emperor of ethiopia (1895-1935).
Born February 4th, 1895 in Dessie.
Died November 25th, 1935 at 40 years old in Addis Ababa.
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