Dead at age 42

331 Notable deaths

Ilarie Voronca

French writer (1903–1946).

Born December 31st, 1903 in Brăila. [ref]

Died April 5th, 1946 at 42 years old in Paris.

Mikhail Gudkov

Russian general.

Born January 11th, 1983 in Novosibirsk.

Died July 2nd, 2025 at 42 years old in Kursk Oblast. [ref]

Lucy Everest Boole

Irish chemist and pharmacist (1862-1904).

Born August 5th, 1862 in Blackrock.

Died December 5th, 1904 at 42 years old

George Moorhouse

American soccer player (1901-1943).

Born May 4th, 1901 in Liverpool.

Died October 12th, 1943 at 42 years old in New York City.

Juan Botasso

Argentine association football player (1908-1950).

Born October 23rd, 1908 in Quilmes.

Died December 23rd, 1950 at 42 years old in Quilmes.

Sergei Kapustin

Soviet ice hockey player (1953–1995).

Born February 13th, 1953 in Ukhta.

Died June 4th, 1995 at 42 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Dinara Asanova

Film director (1942-1985).

Born November 24th, 1942 in Bishkek.

Died April 4th, 1985 at 42 years old in Murmansk.

Walter Leistikow

German artist (1865-1908).

Born October 25th, 1865 in Bydgoszcz.

Died July 24th, 1908 at 42 years old in Berlin.

Pál Hermann

Hungarian composer and cellist (1902-1944).

Born March 27th, 1902 in Budapest.

Died May 18th, 1944 at 42 years old in Kaunas.

Stanisław Grochowiak

Polish poet, dramatist (1934–1976).

Born January 24th, 1934 in Leszno.

Died September 2nd, 1976 at 42 years old in Warsaw.

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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel