Dead at age 40

295 Notable deaths

Maurice Jaubert

French composer.

Born January 3rd, 1900 in Nice. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1940 at 40 years old in Baccarat. [ref]

Dmitry Svetushkin

Moldovan chess player.

Born July 25th, 1980 in Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Died September 4th, 2020 at 40 years old in Chișinău. [ref]

Vladimir Yashchenko

Soviet ukrainian athlete.

Born January 12th, 1959 in Zaporizhzhia. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1999 at 40 years old in Zaporizhzhia (liver cirrhosis). [ref]

Julie Pomagalski

French snowboarder.

Born October 10th, 1980 in La Tronche. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 2021 at 40 years old in Gemsstock (avalanche). [ref]

Christa Tordy

German actress (1904-1945).

Born June 30th, 1904 in Bremen.

Died April 28th, 1945 at 40 years old in Bad Saarow.

Ken Wharton

British racing driver (1916-1957).

Born March 21st, 1916 in Smethwick.

Died January 12th, 1957 at 40 years old in Auckland.

Commins Menapi

Solomon island footballer (1977-2017).

Born September 18th, 1977 in Solomon Islands. [ref]

Died November 18th, 2017 at 40 years old in Honiara (myocardial infarction).

Miguel Fleta

Spanish operatic tenor.

Born December 1st, 1897 in Albalate de Cinca. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1938 at 40 years old in A Coruña (uremia). [ref]

Eugen Hadamovsky

German propagandist.

Born December 14th, 1904 in Berlin.

Died March 1st, 1945 at 40 years old in Kołtki.

Roger Rivière

French racing cyclist (1936-1976).

Born February 23rd, 1936 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]

Died April 1st, 1976 at 40 years old in Saint-Galmier (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

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