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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
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.
Frédéric Ozanam
French scholar (1813-1853).
Born April 23rd, 1813 in Milan.
Died September 8th, 1853 at 40 years old in Marseille.
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 to death).
Rachel Bluwstein
Hebrew poet (1890-1931).
Born October 2nd, 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 (1979–2020).
Born April 23rd, 1979 in Auch. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2020 at 40 years old in Andorra la Vella (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ľudovít Štúr
Slovak poet, philosopher, linguist, publicist, politician and writer (1815–1856).
Born October 28th, 1815 in Uhrovec. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1856 at 40 years old in Modra (gunshot wound).
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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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus