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Dead at age 42
296 Notable deaths
George Bellows
American painter (1882-1925).
Born August 12th, 1882 in Columbus. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1925 at 42 years old in New York City (peritonitis). [ref]
Kōji Wada
Japanese singer (1974-2016).
Born January 29th, 1974 in Kyoto.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 42 years old in Tokyo (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Takeichi Nishi
Japanese army officer and equestrian (1902-1945).
Born July 12th, 1902 in Kōgaichō.
Died March 22nd, 1945 at 42 years old in Iwo Jima.
Jill Janus
American singer (1975-2018).
Born September 2nd, 1975 in Cooperstown.
Died August 14th, 2018 at 42 years old in Portland.
Dick Tiger
Nigerian boxer.
Born August 14th, 1929 in Amaigbo.
Died December 14th, 1971 at 42 years old in Aba (liver cancer).
Julio Jaramillo
Ecuadorian singer.
Born October 1st, 1935 in Guayaquil.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 42 years old in Guayaquil (cardiac arrest).
Roman Shukhevych
Chief commander of the ukrainian nationalist army (1907-1950); responsible for wolyn massacre of poles. he was assassinated by nkvd on march 5 1950. he was buried in unmarked grave without any ceremony..
Born June 30th, 1907 in Krakovets.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 42 years old in Lviv.
Klaus Mann
German writer.
Born November 18th, 1906 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1949 at 42 years old in Cannes (drug overdose). [ref]
Charles Radbourn
Major league baseball player (1854-1897).
Born December 11th, 1854 in Rochester.
Died February 5th, 1897 at 42 years old in Bloomington (syphilis).
Mike Bernardo
South african boxer.
Born July 28th, 1969 in Cape Town.
Died February 14th, 2012 at 42 years old in Muizenberg. [ref]
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