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Dead at age 42
331 Notable deaths
Paolo Barison
Italian footballer (1936-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Vittorio Veneto.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 42 years old in Andora (traffic collision).
John Bell Hatcher
American paleontologist (1861–1904).
Born October 11th, 1861 in Cooperstown.
Died July 3rd, 1904 at 42 years old in Pittsburgh (typhoid fever).
Sunday Bada
Athletics competitor (1969-2011).
Born June 22nd, 1969 in Kaduna.
Died December 12th, 2011 at 42 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Nino Khurtsidze
Georgian chess player (1975-2018).
Born September 28th, 1975 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 42 years old in Tbilisi (cancer). [ref]
Amy Tryon
Olympic medalist in equestrian.
Born February 24th, 1970 in Redmond.
Died April 12th, 2012 at 42 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Benny Brown
Track and field athlete, 400 metres runner, quarter miler (1953-1996).
Born September 27th, 1953 in San Francisco.
Died February 1st, 1996 at 42 years old in Ontario (traffic collision).
Beverley Whitfield
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1954-1996).
Born June 15th, 1954 in Wollongong.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 42 years old in Shellharbour.
Grigore Preoteasa
Romanian politician, 1955-1957 minister for foreign affairs.
Born August 25th, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Árpád Tóth
Hungarian poet (1886-1928).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Arad. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1928 at 42 years old in Budapest (tuberculosis). [ref]
Bohdan Shershun
Ukrainian footballer.
Born May 14th, 1981 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died January 7th, 2024 at 42 years old in Belgium. [ref]
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