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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
Marie Baron
Dutch swimmer (1908-1948).
Born February 5th, 1908 in Rotterdam.
Died July 23rd, 1948 at 40 years old in Rotterdam.
Nikolay Dukhonin
Russian general (1876–1917).
Born December 13th, 1876.
Died December 3rd, 1917 at 40 years old in Mogilev.
Lisa Resch
German alpine skier (1908–1949).
Born October 4th, 1908 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died January 31st, 1949 at 40 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Kristian Elster
Norwegian writer (1841–1881).
Born March 4th, 1841 in Overhalla Municipality.
Died April 11th, 1881 at 40 years old in Trondheim.
Myroslav Irchan
Ukrainian esperantist and journalist (1897-1937).
Born July 14th, 1897 in Kolomyia Raion.
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 40 years old in Sandarmokh.
Béla Békessy
Fencer (1875–1916).
Born November 16th, 1875 in Debrecen.
Died July 6th, 1916 at 40 years old in Volhynia.
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).
Oskari Friman
Finnish wrestler (1893–1933).
Born January 27th, 1893 in Luzhayka.
Died October 19th, 1933 at 40 years old in Vyborg.
Daniel Mejías
Andorran association football player (1982–2022).
Born July 26th, 1982 in Barcelona.
Died November 8th, 2022 at 40 years old [ref]
Chris Fridfinnson
Canadian ice hockey player (1898-1938).
Born June 14th, 1898 in Baldur.
Died November 10th, 1938 at 40 years old in Selkirk.
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