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Dead at age 40
295 Notable deaths
Henrik Sillem
Sport shooter.
Born August 12th, 1866 in Amsterdam.
Died July 13th, 1907 at 40 years old in Courmayeur.
Amedee Reyburn
American swimmer (1879-1920).
Born March 25th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 1920 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Aleksandr Anufriyev
Athletics competitor (1926-1966).
Born May 10th, 1926 in Izhma. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1966 at 40 years old in Naryan-Mar (traffic collision).
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).
Béla Békessy
Fencer.
Born November 16th, 1875 in Debrecen.
Died July 6th, 1916 at 40 years old in Volhynia.
Oskari Friman
Olympic wrestler (1893-1933).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Luzhayka.
Died October 19th, 1933 at 40 years old in Vyborg.
Chris Fridfinnson
Canadian ice hockey player (1898-1938).
Born June 14th, 1898 in Baldur.
Died November 10th, 1938 at 40 years old in Selkirk.
Giorgio Ursi
Italian racing cyclist.
Born September 1st, 1942 in Doberdò del Lago. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1982 at 40 years old in Gorizia.
Harald Kidde
Danish writer.
Born August 14th, 1878 in Vejle.
Died November 23rd, 1918 at 40 years old in Copenhagen (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Antonius Colenbrander
Dutch equestrian.
Born May 3rd, 1889 in Jatinegara.
Died September 24th, 1929 at 40 years old in Arnhem (horse fall).
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