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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
Heinrich Hoerle
German constructivist artist (1895–1936).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Cologne.
Died July 7th, 1936 at 40 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Ted Wilde
American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929).
Born December 16th, 1889 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 1929 at 40 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Anton Schall
Austrian footballer (1907-1947).
Born June 22nd, 1907 in Vienna.
Died August 5th, 1947 at 40 years old in Basel. [ref]
Norbert Goeneutte
French artist (1854-1894).
Born July 23rd, 1854 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 9th, 1894 at 40 years old in Auvers-sur-Oise (tuberculosis).
Žarko Zrenjanin
Yugoslav partisan (1902-1942).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Izbište.
Died November 4th, 1942 at 40 years old in Pavliš.
Emil Jula
Romanian footballer (1980-2020).
Born January 3rd, 1980 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died August 22nd, 2020 at 40 years old [ref]
Sevgi Soysal
Turkish writer (1936–1976).
Born September 30th, 1936 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 40 years old in Istanbul (breast cancer).
Clara Williams
Actress (1888-1928).
Born May 3rd, 1888 in Seattle.
Died May 8th, 1928 at 40 years old in Los Angeles.
Etō Shinpei
Japanese politician (1834-1874).
Born March 18th, 1834 in Saga district.
Died April 13th, 1874 at 40 years old in Saga.
Sergey Sharikov
Russian fencer.
Born June 18th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died June 6th, 2015 at 40 years old in Tarussky District (traffic collision).
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou