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Dead at age 40

320 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 (1875–1916).

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).

Kim Chwa-chin

South korean anarchist (1889-1930).

Born December 16th, 1889 in Hongseong County.

Died January 24th, 1930 at 40 years old in Hailin.

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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy