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Dead at age 40

308 Notable deaths

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.

Maryam Mirzakhani

Iranian mathematician.

Born May 3rd, 1977 in Tehran. [ref]

Died July 15th, 2017 at 40 years old in Stanford (breast cancer). [ref]

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.

Falco

Austrian musician.

Born February 19th, 1957 in Vienna.

Died February 6th, 1998 at 40 years old in Dominican Republic (traffic collision).

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).

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]

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]

Chris Kanyon

American professional wrestler (1970-2010).

Born January 4th, 1970 in Sunnyside.

Died April 2nd, 2010 at 40 years old in Sunnyside (drug overdose). [ref]

Lee Atwater

American political consultant and strategist.

Born February 27th, 1951 in Atlanta.

Died March 29th, 1991 at 40 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).

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