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Dead at age 40
414 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Pavlovsky
Fencer (1936-1977).
Born July 14th, 1936 in Minsk.
Died July 4th, 1977 at 40 years old
Inge Heybroek
Field hockey player (1915–1956).
Born October 12th, 1915 in Hilversum.
Died February 9th, 1956 at 40 years old in Dublin.
René Tartara
French swimmer (1881-1922).
Born November 14th, 1881 in Lille.
Died September 3rd, 1922 at 40 years old in Haiphong.
Mikhas Charot
Belarusian playwright, writer and poet (1896-1938).
Born November 7th, 1896 in Rudziensk.
Died October 29th, 1937 at 40 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Paul Sutermeister
Swiss theologian, pastor and contributing editor of the berner tagblatt (1864-1905).
Born June 6th, 1864 in Küsnacht.
Died February 2nd, 1905 at 40 years old in Bern.
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa
Brazilian footballer (1913-1954).
Born June 8th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 6th, 1954 at 40 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Blanche Huber
First female doctor in malta.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Birkirkara.
Died July 19th, 1942 at 40 years old in Birkirkara. [ref]
Mkrtichʻ Peshiktʻashlyan
Armenian writer (1828–1868).
Born August 18th, 1828 in Ortaköy.
Died November 29th, 1868 at 40 years old in Constantinople (tuberculosis).
Vajiha Samadova
Azerbaijani painter (1924-1965).
Born November 24th, 1924 in Baku.
Died October 24th, 1965 at 40 years old in Baku.
Viktor Onysko
Ukrainian film editor (1982–2022).
Born December 17th, 1982 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2022 at 40 years old in Soledar. [ref]
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