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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol
French diplomat (1829–1870).
Born August 8th, 1829 in Paris.
Died July 20th, 1870 at 40 years old in Washington, D.C. (gunshot wound).
Alexander Hilferding
Russian linguist and folklorist (1831-1872).
Born July 14th, 1831 in Warsaw.
Died July 2nd, 1872 at 40 years old in Kargopol (typhoid fever).
Paul Joseph Nardini
German roman catholic priest, religious founder and blessed (1821–1862).
Born July 25th, 1821 in Germersheim.
Died January 27th, 1862 at 40 years old in Pirmasens (pneumonia).
Konstantin Leselidze
Soviet general (1903–1944).
Born October 15th, 1903 in Ozurgeti.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 40 years old in Moscow (influenza).
Jevgenij Shuklin
Lithuanian canoeist.
Born November 23rd, 1985 in Glazov.
Died May 28th, 2026 at 40 years old in Zarasai District Municipality. [ref]
Julien Vervaecke
Belgian road bicycle racer (1899–1940).
Born November 3rd, 1899 in Moorslede.
Died May 24th, 1940 at 40 years old in Roncq.
Yevhen Sotnykov
Ukrainian judoka.
Born November 20th, 1980 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died August 6th, 2021 at 40 years old [ref]
Charles Ericksen
Norwegian-american wrestler (1875-1916).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Tønsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 40 years old in Brooklyn.
Ángel Melogno
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1945).
Born March 22nd, 1905 in Salto.
Died March 27th, 1945 at 40 years old in Montevideo.
Gary Chapman
Australian swimmer, olympic bronze medallist (1938–1978).
Born March 12th, 1938 in Brighton-Le-Sands. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1978 at 40 years old in Little Bay (drowning).
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