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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
Carl Robert Jakobson
Estonian writer, politician and teacher (1841-1882).
Born July 26th, 1841 in Tartu.
Died March 19th, 1882 at 40 years old in Kurgja.
Roger de La Fresnaye
French painter (1885-1925).
Born July 11th, 1885 in Le Mans.
Died November 27th, 1925 at 40 years old in Grasse (tuberculosis).
Marián Čišovský
Slovak footballer (1979-2020).
Born November 2nd, 1979 in Humenné.
Died June 28th, 2020 at 40 years old (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Yvonne Vera
Zimbabwean writer (1964–2005).
Born September 19th, 1964 in Bulawayo.
Died April 7th, 2005 at 40 years old in Toronto (meningitis, death from AIDS-related complications).
Alma Levant Hayden
American chemist.
Born March 27th, 1927 in Greenville.
Died August 2nd, 1967 at 40 years old
Chance M. Vought
American aviation pioneer (1890–1930).
Born February 26th, 1890 in Long Island.
Died July 25th, 1930 at 40 years old in Long Island (sepsis).
Werner Seelenbinder
German sportsman (1904–1944).
Born August 2nd, 1904 in Szczecin.
Died October 24th, 1944 at 40 years old in Brandenburg an der Havel (decapitation).
Heinrich Freiherr von Stackelberg
German economist and noble (1905–1946).
Born October 30th, 1905 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 40 years old in Madrid (lymphoma).
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
Uzbek screenwriter and poet (1889-1929).
Born March 6th, 1889 in Kokand.
Died March 18th, 1929 at 40 years old in Shohimardon (stoning).
George M. McCune
American linguist (1908-1948).
Born June 16th, 1908 in Pyongyang.
Died November 5th, 1948 at 40 years old in Berkeley.
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo