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Dead at age 40
308 Notable deaths
Dixie Lee
American actress, dancer, and singer (1911-1952).
Born November 4th, 1911 in Harriman.
Died November 1st, 1952 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Howard Ashman
American playwright and lyricist (1950-1991).
Born May 17th, 1950 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1991 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Enver Pasha
Ottoman politician, turkish nationalist.
Born November 22nd, 1881 in Istanbul.
Died August 4th, 1922 at 40 years old in Bukharan People's Soviet Republic (killed in action).
Vitas Gerulaitis
American tennis player.
Born July 26th, 1954 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 40 years old in Long Island (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Trevor Goddard
English boxer and actor (1962-2003).
Born October 14th, 1962 in Croydon.
Died June 8th, 2003 at 40 years old in North Hollywood (barbiturate overdose).
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
Swedish prince (1906-1947); father of carl xvi gustaf of sweden.
Born April 22nd, 1906 in Stockholm Palace. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1947 at 40 years old in Copenhagen Airport (aviation accident). [ref]
Bodil Joensen
Danish pornographic actress (1944-1985).
Born September 25th, 1944 in Hundige.
Died January 3rd, 1985 at 40 years old in Copenhagen (liver cirrhosis).
Wesley Willis
American musician.
Born May 31st, 1963 in Chicago.
Died August 21st, 2003 at 40 years old in Skokie (leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia).
Ian Charleson
Scottish actor (1949-1990).
Born August 11th, 1949 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1990 at 40 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Megumi Yokota
Kidnapped japanese child (1964-).
Born October 5th, 1964 in Holy Spirit Hospital.
Died December 14th, 2004 at 40 years old in North Korea. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler