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Dead at age 42
331 Notable deaths
Agnes Ayres
American actress.
Born April 4th, 1898 in Carbondale.
Died December 25th, 1940 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Regina Jonas
First woman rabbi.
Born August 3rd, 1902 in Berlin.
Died October 12th, 1944 at 42 years old in Auschwitz.
Ramón Franco Bahamonde
Spanish aviation pioneer (1896-1938).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1938 at 42 years old in Mediterranean Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Roman Malinovsky
Russian politician (1876-1918).
Born March 18th, 1876 in Warsaw.
Died November 5th, 1918 at 42 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Moji Olaiya
Nigerian actress and singer.
Born February 27th, 1975.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 42 years old in Canada (puerperal disorders). [ref]
Princess Nobuko Asaka
Japanese princess.
Born August 7th, 1891 in Tokyo.
Died November 3rd, 1933 at 42 years old in Tokyo.
Ivan Cankar
Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist (1876-1918).
Born May 10th, 1876 in Vrhnika.
Died December 11th, 1918 at 42 years old in Ljubljana (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist (1907–1949).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 5th, 1949 at 42 years old in Chicago.
Aaron Aaronsohn
Jewish agronomist, botanist, and zionist activist (1876-1919).
Born May 21st, 1876 in Bacău. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1919 at 42 years old in Zikhron Ya'akov (aviation accident). [ref]
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