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Dead at age 40
295 Notable deaths
Jules Pappaert
Belgian footballer (1905-1945).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Saint-Gilles - Sint-Gillis.
Died December 30th, 1945 at 40 years old
Hana Růžičková
Olympic gymnast.
Born February 18th, 1941 in Třebotov. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1981 at 40 years old in Prague. [ref]
Matti Pietikäinen
Finnish ski jumper.
Born October 29th, 1927 in Kuopio.
Died November 15th, 1967 at 40 years old (traffic collision).
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz
Polish fencer (1899-1939).
Born August 20th, 1899 in Brzesko.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 40 years old in Buraków (killed in action).
Iwar Swensson
Swedish footballer (1893-1934).
Born November 7th, 1893 in Norrköping.
Died June 18th, 1934 at 40 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Leander Engström
Swedish architect and painter (1886-1927).
Born February 27th, 1886 in Ytterhogdal. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1927 at 40 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Julian Radulski
Bulgarian chess player.
Born May 24th, 1972 in Plovdiv.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 40 years old in Plovdiv.
Henri Bouckaert
French rower (1870-1912).
Born November 30th, 1871 in Roncq.
Died April 29th, 1912 at 40 years old in Gulf of İzmir. [ref]
Pál Simon
Hungarian athlete (1881-1922).
Born December 31st, 1881 in Budapest.
Died February 25th, 1922 at 40 years old in Budapest.
Paul Sutermeister
Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the berner tagblatt (1864-1905).
Born June 6th, 1864 in Küsnacht.
Died February 2nd, 1905 at 40 years old in Bern.
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