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Dead at age 42
425 Notable deaths
R. J. Mitchell
Aeronautical engineer; designer of the spitfire.
Born May 20th, 1895 in Butt Lane.
Died June 11th, 1937 at 42 years old in Portswood (colorectal cancer).
Karl Schwarzschild
German physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
Born October 9th, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1916 at 42 years old in Potsdam (pemphigus). [ref]
Kamehameha V
King of hawaii from 1863 to 1872.
Born December 11th, 1830 in Honolulu.
Died December 11th, 1872 at 42 years old in Honolulu (disease).
Martin Hannett
English musician and record producer (1948-1991).
Born May 31st, 1948 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 42 years old in Manchester (heart failure).
Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel
German air force officer (1901-1943).
Born May 14th, 1901 in Frankfurt.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 42 years old in Forlì.
Parveen Shakir
Pakistani writer and poet (1952–1994).
Born November 24th, 1952 in Karachi.
Died December 26th, 1994 at 42 years old in Islamabad (traffic collision).
John F. Reynolds
United states army general (1820-1863).
Born September 20th, 1820 in Lancaster.
Died July 1st, 1863 at 42 years old in Gettysburg.
Countee Cullen
American author (1903–1946).
Born May 30th, 1903 in Louisville.
Died January 9th, 1946 at 42 years old in New York City.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
American musician (1935-1977).
Born August 7th, 1935 in Columbus. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1977 at 42 years old in Bloomington (stroke).
Francisco Solano López
2nd president of paraguay (1826-1870).
Born July 24th, 1827 in Asunción. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1870 at 42 years old in Amambay Department.
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