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Dead at age 42
331 Notable deaths
Katri Vala
Finnish poet (1901-1944).
Born September 11th, 1901 in Muonio.
Died May 28th, 1944 at 42 years old in Eksjö.
Paavo Aaltonen
Finnish artistic gymnast (1919–1962).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Kemi.
Died September 9th, 1962 at 42 years old in Sipoo.
Lluïsa Vidal
Catalan painter (1876-1918).
Born April 2nd, 1876 in Barcelona.
Died October 18th, 1918 at 42 years old in Barcelona (influenza, dyspnea). [ref]
Szilárd Bogdánffy
Roman catholic bishop (1911-1953).
Born February 21st, 1911 in Crna Bara.
Died October 3rd, 1953 at 42 years old in Aiud (pneumonia).
Sulamith Goldhaber
Austrian-american high-energy physicist, molecular spectroscopist (1923-1965).
Born November 4th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died December 11th, 1965 at 42 years old in Chennai (brain tumor).
Miroslav Hlinka
Czechoslovak ice hockey player.
Born August 30th, 1972 in Trenčín.
Died September 14th, 2014 at 42 years old in Banská Bystrica (hanging).
Tarmo Uusivirta
Finnish boxer (1957-1999).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1999 at 42 years old in Jyväskylä.
Dzyanis Kowba
Belarusian footballer (1979-2021).
Born September 6th, 1979 in Vitebsk.
Died November 18th, 2021 at 42 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Albrecht Dieterich
German classical philologist and religious studies scholar.
Born May 2nd, 1866 in Bad Hersfeld. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1908 at 42 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Pablo Birger
Argentine racing driver.
Born January 7th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 9th, 1966 at 42 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
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