Dead at age 42

331 Notable deaths

Agitu Ideo Gudeta

Ethiopian farmer, entrepreneur, and environmentalist.

Born January 1st, 1978 in Addis Ababa. [ref]

Died December 28th, 2020 at 42 years old in Frassilongo. [ref]

Prince Peter of Montenegro

Prince of montenegro.

Born October 10th, 1889 in Cetinje.

Died May 7th, 1932 at 42 years old in Merano.

Jonathan Hawkins

British chess player.

Born May 1st, 1983 in Consett. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 2025 at 42 years old in Torbay Hospital (cancer). [ref]

Yevhen Yenin

Ukrainian diplomat.

Born November 19th, 1980 in Dnipro.

Died January 18th, 2023 at 42 years old in Brovary (helicopter crash).

Ota Pavel

Czech writer and sport publicist.

Born July 2nd, 1930 in Prague. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1973 at 42 years old in Prague. [ref]

Bobby Vernon

American actor (1897–1939).

Born March 9th, 1897 in Chicago. [ref]

Died June 28th, 1939 at 42 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Ildar Dadin

Russian activist.

Born April 14th, 1982 in Zheleznodorozhny.

Died October 5th, 2024 at 42 years old in Kharkiv Oblast.

Robert MacArthur

American ecologist.

Born April 7th, 1930 in Toronto.

Died November 1st, 1972 at 42 years old in Princeton (kidney disease).

Nguyen An Ninh

Vietnamese writer, activist and revolutionary (1900–1943).

Born September 15th, 1900 in Cholon. [ref]

Died August 14th, 1943 at 42 years old in Côn Sơn Island.

Hermann Heller

German philosopher and legal scholar (1891-1933).

Born July 17th, 1891 in Cieszyn. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1933 at 42 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Deaths 211 to 220 of 331

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon