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Dead at age 40
293 Notable deaths
Eli Cohen
Israeli spy (1924-1965).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1965 at 40 years old in Marjeh Square (hanging).
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967).
Born September 23rd, 1926 in Hamlet. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1967 at 40 years old in Huntington, New York City (liver failure, liver cancer). [ref]
Simon Monjack
British writer, director, producer.
Born March 9th, 1970 in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Died May 23rd, 2010 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (anemia, myocardial infarction, pneumonia). [ref]
Pete Maravich
American basketball player.
Born June 22nd, 1947 in Aliquippa.
Died January 5th, 1988 at 40 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Jack London
American author, journalist, and social activist.
Born January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1916 at 40 years old in Glen Ellen (drug overdose, uremia, poisoning). [ref]
Jean Seberg
American actress (1938–1979.
Born November 13th, 1938 in Marshalltown. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1979 at 40 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Roy Halladay
American hall of fame baseball player (1977-2017).
Born May 14th, 1977 in Denver.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 40 years old in Gulf of Mexico (aircraft crash). [ref]
Jonah Lomu
New zealand rugby union player.
Born May 12th, 1975 in Auckland.
Died November 18th, 2015 at 40 years old in Auckland (cardiac arrest, kidney failure, nephrotic syndrome). [ref]
Udham Singh
Indian revolutionary (1899-1940).
Born December 26th, 1899 in Sunam.
Died July 31st, 1940 at 40 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
Gus Grissom
American astronaut.
Born April 3rd, 1926 in Lawrence County.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 40 years old in Cape Canaveral (smoke inhalation injury).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø