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Dead at age 40
308 Notable deaths
Ramfis Trujillo
Dominican republic general.
Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
André Bazin
French film critic and theorist.
Born April 8th, 1918 in Angers. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1958 at 40 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne (leukemia). [ref]
Dragutin Dimitrijević
Serbian military commander.
Born August 17th, 1876 in Belgrade.
Died June 24th, 1917 at 40 years old in Thessaloniki (ballistic trauma).
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).
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