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Dead at age 40
320 Notable deaths
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.
René Tartara
French swimmer (1881-1922).
Born November 14th, 1881 in Lille.
Died September 3rd, 1922 at 40 years old in Haiphong.
Kaarlo Vasama
Gymnast (1885–1926).
Born November 20th, 1885 in Tampere. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1926 at 40 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Valerian Polishchuk
Ukrainian writer, poet and literary critic (1897-1937).
Born October 1st, 1897 in Bil'che.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Sandarmokh.
Elman Huseynov
National hero of azerbaijan.
Born February 28th, 1952 in Azad Qaraqoyunlu.
Died January 14th, 1993 at 40 years old in Vangli.
Vajiha Samadova
Azerbaijani painter (1924-1965).
Born November 24th, 1924 in Baku.
Died October 24th, 1965 at 40 years old in Baku.
Maxim Ammosov
Soviet politician.
Born December 22nd, 1897.
Died July 28th, 1938 at 40 years old in Moscow.
Mikhas Charot
Belarusian playwright, writer and poet (1896-1938).
Born November 7th, 1896 in Rudziensk.
Died October 29th, 1937 at 40 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Brazilian footballer (1913-1954).
Born July 8th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 6th, 1954 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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