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Dead at age 42
296 Notable deaths
Bella Darvi
Actress (1928-1971).
Born October 23rd, 1928 in Sosnowiec.
Died September 11th, 1971 at 42 years old in Monte Carlo (asphyxia).
Avijit Roy
Bangladeshi-american engineer, blogger and activist (1972-2015).
Born September 12th, 1972 in Bangladesh. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2015 at 42 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Shahbaz Bhatti
Minister for minorities affairs, pakistan (1968-2011).
Born September 9th, 1968 in Lahore.
Died March 2nd, 2011 at 42 years old in Islamabad (assassination). [ref]
Lesya Ukrainka
Ukrainian poet and writer (1871-1913).
Born February 25th, 1871 in Novohrad-Volynskyi.
Died August 1st, 1913 at 42 years old in Surami (Pott disease). [ref]
Fritz Suhren
Ss officer and politician (1908-1950).
Born June 10th, 1908 in Varel.
Died July 12th, 1950 at 42 years old in Sandweier.
Thomas Byles
Catholic priest who remained on board the rms titanic as it was sinking.
Born February 26th, 1870 in Leeds.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 42 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
Maximilian Grabner
Ss officer.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 28th, 1948 at 42 years old in Kraków (hanging).
Ruhollah Zam
Iranian activist and journalist (1978-2020).
Born July 27th, 1978 in Tehran.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 42 years old in Tehran (hanging). [ref]
Michel Micombero
President of burundi (1940-1983).
Born August 26th, 1940 in Commune of Rutovu.
Died July 16th, 1983 at 42 years old in Mogadishu (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Garrison
American double bassist (1934-1976).
Born March 3rd, 1934 in Miami. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1976 at 42 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
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