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Dead at age 40
338 Notable deaths
James Foley
American journalist.
Born October 18th, 1973 in Rochester. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2014 at 40 years old in Raqqa (decapitation). [ref]
Vasily Dzhugashvili
Soviet general and son of joseph stalin.
Born March 21st, 1921 in Moscow.
Died March 19th, 1962 at 40 years old in Kazan.
Richey Edwards
Welsh guitarist (1967–1995).
Born December 22nd, 1967 in Caerphilly County Borough.
Died November 24th, 2008 at 40 years old in Cardiff. [ref]
Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian mathematician.
Born May 3rd, 1977 in Tehran. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2017 at 40 years old in Stanford (breast cancer). [ref]
Falco
Austrian musician (1957–1998).
Born February 19th, 1957 in Vienna.
Died February 6th, 1998 at 40 years old in Puerto Plata (traffic collision).
Emily Davison
British activist who fought for women's suffrage.
Born October 11th, 1872 in Blackheath.
Died June 8th, 1913 at 40 years old in Epsom.
Jim Reeves
American country singer.
Born August 20th, 1923 in Galloway.
Died July 31st, 1964 at 40 years old in Williamson County. [ref]
Anita Mui
Hong kong singer and actress (1963-2003).
Born October 10th, 1963 in Mong Kok.
Died December 30th, 2003 at 40 years old in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital (cervix uterine cancer).
Gerald Levert
American r&b singer (1966-2006).
Born July 13th, 1966 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2006 at 40 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction, poisoning). [ref]
Ueli Steck
Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017).
Born October 4th, 1976 in Langnau im Emmental. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2017 at 40 years old in Nuptse. [ref]
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