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Dead at age 40
294 Notable deaths
Agathe Uwilingiyimana
Prime minister of rwanda (1953-1994).
Born May 23rd, 1953 in Butare.
Died April 7th, 1994 at 40 years old in Kigali (ballistic trauma).
Myrna Fahey
American actress (1933-1973).
Born March 12th, 1933 in Carmel.
Died May 6th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Marieke Vervoort
Belgian athletics competitor.
Died October 22nd, 2019 at 40 years old in Diest (euthanasia). [ref]
Al Parker
American pornographic actor (1952-1992).
Born June 25th, 1952 in Natick.
Died August 17th, 1992 at 40 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
Sarah Danielle Madison
American actress (1974 - 2014).
Born September 6th, 1974 in Springfield.
Died September 27th, 2014 at 40 years old in Wisconsin (myocardial infarction).
David Purley
British racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1945 in Bognor Regis.
Died July 2nd, 1985 at 40 years old in Bognor Regis (aviation accident).
Gul Mohammed
Shortest adult human.
Born February 15th, 1957 in New Delhi.
Died October 1st, 1997 at 40 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Izumi Sakai
Japanese singer.
Born February 6th, 1967 in Hiratsuka. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2007 at 40 years old in Shinanomachi (cerebral contusion). [ref]
Beatrice Tinsley
New zealand astronomer (1941-1981).
Born January 27th, 1941 in Chester.
Died March 23rd, 1981 at 40 years old in New Haven.
Alexander Blok
Russian poet.
Born November 28th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1921 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (endocarditis). [ref]
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