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Dead at age 40

338 Notable deaths

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]

Galeazzo Ciano

Italian politician (1903-1944).

Born March 18th, 1903 in Livorno. [ref]

Died January 11th, 1944 at 40 years old in Verona (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Mal Evans

Telephone engineer, road manager, personal assistant, record producer.

Born May 27th, 1935 in Liverpool.

Died January 5th, 1976 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma).

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).

Yoshiko Kawashima

Japanese spy in china (1907-1948).

Born May 24th, 1907 in Beijing.

Died March 25th, 1948 at 40 years old in Beijing (ballistic trauma).

Terry Sawchuk

Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1970).

Born December 28th, 1929 in Winnipeg.

Died May 31st, 1970 at 40 years old in New York City (embolism).

Robert Swenson

American professional wrestler, stuntman, and actor (1957–1997).

Born January 5th, 1957 in San Antonio.

Died August 18th, 1997 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).

Víctor Jara

Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist (1932-1973).

Born September 28th, 1932 in San Ignacio.

Died September 16th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santiago commune, Santiago (gunshot wound). [ref]

Arthur Russell

American musician.

Born May 21st, 1951 in Oskaloosa. [ref]

Died April 4th, 1992 at 40 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]

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