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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
Victor Starffin
Japanese professional baseball player from russia (1916–1957).
Born May 1st, 1916 in Nizhny Tagil. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Setagaya (railway accident).
Henry Thomas Buckle
English historian (1821–1862).
Born November 24th, 1821 in Lewisham.
Died May 29th, 1862 at 40 years old in Damascus.
Shpat Kasapi
Albanian singer and songwriter (1985–2025).
Died November 26th, 2025 at 40 years old in Monza (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Gregg
American racecar driver (1940–1980).
Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.
Nate Huffman
American basketball player (1975–2015).
Born April 2nd, 1975 in Battle Creek.
Died October 15th, 2015 at 40 years old in Battle Creek (cancer). [ref]
Charles Conder
Australian painter, lithographer and fan-designer (1868-1909).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Tottenham.
Died February 9th, 1909 at 40 years old in London (syphilis).
Yeghishe Charents
Armenian poet (1897–1937).
Born March 13th, 1897 in Kars.
Died November 27th, 1937 at 40 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Ena Begović
Croatian actress (1960–2000).
Born June 16th, 1960 in Trpanj.
Died August 15th, 2000 at 40 years old in Brač (traffic collision).
Arthur Russell
American musician (1951-1992).
Born May 21st, 1951 in Oskaloosa.
Died April 4th, 1992 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Shiva Naipaul
Trinidad and tobago writer (1945–1985).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Port of Spain.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 40 years old in London Borough of Camden (traffic collision).
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner