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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
Julius Braathe
Norwegian sport shooter (1874–1914).
Born May 4th, 1874 in Trøgstad Municipality. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1914 at 40 years old in Oppegård Municipality (drowning).
Michele Tito
Italian athletics competitor (1920–1961).
Born June 18th, 1920 in Trieste.
Died January 11th, 1961 at 40 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Hana Růžičková
Olympic gymnast (1941–1981).
Born February 18th, 1941 in Třebotov. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1981 at 40 years old in Prague. [ref]
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz
Major of the polish army, polish fencer (1899-1939).
Born August 20th, 1899 in Brzesko.
Died September 22nd, 1939 at 40 years old in Buraków.
Matti Pietikäinen
Finnish ski jumper.
Born October 29th, 1927 in Kuopio.
Died November 15th, 1967 at 40 years old (traffic collision).
Iwar Swensson
Swedish footballer (1893-1934).
Born November 7th, 1893 in Norrköping.
Died June 18th, 1934 at 40 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Kaarlo Vasama
Gymnast (1885–1926).
Born November 20th, 1885 in Tampere. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1926 at 40 years old in Tampere. [ref]
William Anderson
Cyclist (1888–1928).
Born September 6th, 1888 in Toronto. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1928 at 40 years old in Boston. [ref]
Kim Chwa-chin
South korean anarchist (1889-1930).
Born December 16th, 1889 in Hongseong County.
Died January 24th, 1930 at 40 years old in Hailin.
Julian Radulski
Bulgarian chess player (1972–2013).
Born May 24th, 1972 in Plovdiv.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 40 years old in Plovdiv.
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